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The Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) is a
proposed successor to the Hubble Space Telescope,
and is the centerpiece of
NASA's Origins Program.
The current plan calls for a 6-8 meter diameter
telescope optimized for observation in the 1-5
micron near-infrared, to be launched in 2008. NGST
will be a powerful tool to address outstanding questions
in virtually every area of astronomy, from the origin of
our solar system, to the nature of the most distant,
youngest galaxies in the Universe. At the University of
Arizona, faculty and staff are involved in planning and
design studies for NGST, listed below, as well as
membership on standing advisory committees such as
the
NGST Science Oversight Committee, and
the
Ad Hoc Science Working Group (ASWG) .
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For more information about the scientific goals of NGST, see