Enduring Quests and Daring Visions

Enduring Quests and Daring Visions is a vision for astrophysics programs released in late 2013.[1] It lays out plans over 30 years as long-term goals and missions.[1] Goals include mapping the Cosmic Microwave Background and finding Earth like exoplanets.[2] To go deeper into space-time studying the Large Scale Structure of the Universe, extreme physics, and looking back farther in time.[2]

A full-scale model of the JWST in Texas, USA

Examples of discussed missions include:[3]

References

  1. "NASA Lays Out Long-term Vision for Astrophysics - Moonandback". moonandback.com. 2013-12-22.
  2. "Astrophysics Roadmap" (PDF). nasa.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  3. Hall, Shannon (17 January 2014). "Enduring Quests and Daring Visions: NASA Lays Out a Roadmap for Astrophysics - Universe Today". universetoday.com.
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