Editing Great Observatories program (section)

== Next Great Observatory ==
In 2016, [[NASA]] began considering four different [[Large strategic science missions|Flagship]] [[space telescope]]s,<ref name="Sci.Am. 2016"/> they are the [[Habitable Exoplanet Imaging Mission]] (HabEx), [[Large UV Optical Infrared Surveyor]] (LUVOIR), [[Origins Space Telescope]] (OST), and [[Lynx X-ray Observatory]]. In 2019, the four teams will turn their final reports over to the [[National Academy of Sciences]], whose independent [[Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey|Decadal Survey]] committee advises NASA on which mission should take top priority.<ref name="Sci.Am. 2016">{{cite news|last=Scoles|first=Sarah|url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa-considers-its-next-flagship-space-telescope/#|title=NASA Considers Its Next Flagship Space Telescope|work=Scientific American|date=30 March 2016|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref>

[[NASA]] announced the [[Habitable Worlds Observatory]] (HWO) in 2023, a successor building on the [[Large UV Optical Infrared Surveyor]] (LUVOIR) and [[Habitable Exoplanet Imaging Mission]] (HabEX) proposals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/programs/habitable-worlds-observatory//|title=Habitable Worlds Observatory|access-date=2024-06-04|publisher=NASA}}</ref> The administration also created the [[Habitable Worlds Observatory#Development|Great Observatory Maturation Program]] for the development of the [[Habitable Worlds Observatory]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/programs/habitable-worlds-observatory/gomap/|title=Great Observatory Maturation Program|access-date=2024-06-04|publisher=NASA}}</ref>