Why WFIRST is Space-based Instead of Ground-based
simple animation showing reasons why WFIRST needs to be space-based.
Close-up of gravitational lensing cluster MACS J1206 as viewed by the ground-based Subaru telescope.
Credit: NAOJ
Close-up of gravitational lensing cluster MACS J1206 as viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Credit: NASA, ESA, M. Postman and the CLASH team
Animation showing reasons why WFIRST needs to be space-based. Revised for smaller screens.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Producer
- Scott Wiessinger (USRA)
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Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
Release date
This page was originally published on Wednesday, January 11, 2017.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:48 PM EDT.