https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202226603014
Nautilus: The advent of large lens-based space telescopes
1 James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
2 Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
3 Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Corresponding author:
* dkim@optics.arizona.edu
Λ Corresponding author: Milster@optics.arizona.edu
Γ Corresponding author: apai@arizona.edu
Published online: 13 October 2022
One of the most profound and philosophically captivating foci of modern astronomy is studies of Earth-like exoplanets in search of life in the Universe. The paradigm-shifting investigation described here calls for a new type of space telescope that redefines the available light-collecting area in space, far beyond what is currently possible with the 6.5 m diameter James Webb Space Telescope. The Nautilus Space Observatory, which is enabled by multiple-order diffractive optics, is ushering in the advent of large space telescope lenses designed to search for biosignatures on a thousand exo-earths.
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