Can we take a picture of an Earth-like planet?! | Habitable Worlds Observatory 2040s

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AD | To try everything Brilliant has to offer-free-for a full 30 days, visit brilliant.org/drbecky and you'll get 20% off Brilliant's annual premium subscription. | The Habitable Worlds Observatory is a space based telescope that plans to directly image earth-like planets around sun-like stars, due to launch in the 2040s. It’s a space telescope that’s set to be the same size as JWST but instead of observing in the infrared, it detects visible and ultraviolet light. It’ll sit at the stable point Lagrange point 2, just like JWST, around 1.5 million km away from Earth AND the plan is for it to be serviced like the Hubble Space Telescope was by astronauts, but this time by robots. I chatted to Mark Clampin, the Director of the Astrophysics Division at NASA about the plans for this project. But don’t get too excited though because it’s not set to launch until the 2040s, so how come we’re already talking about it now?
My previous video on JWST's search for biosignatures - • JWST is hunting for th...
1972 decadal survey (Hubble Space Telescope recommendation) - nap.nationalacademies.org/cat...
1982 decadal survey (Chandra X-ray Telescope recommendation) - nap.nationalacademies.org/cat...
1991 decadal survey (Spitzer Space Telescope recommendation) - nap.nationalacademies.org/cat...
2001 decadal survey (James Webb Space Telescope recommendation) - nap.nationalacademies.org/cat...
2010 decadal survey (Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope recommendation) - nap.nationalacademies.org/cat...
2023 decadal survey (Habitable Worlds Observatory recommendation) - nap.nationalacademies.org/cat...
00:00 - What is the Habitable Worlds Observatory?
01:37 - Astrophysics decadal survey recommendations - Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer, JWST, Roman, HWO
04:55 - How is HWO different to JWST? Transits vs direct imaging
07:06 - The magic of integral field units
09:20 - Involvement of ESA and the UK Space Agency
10:49 - Interview with Mark Clampin, Director of Astrophysics Division, NASA
16:39 - Brilliant
18:12 - Bloopers
Video filmed on a Sony ⍺7 IV
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👩🏽‍💻 I'm Dr. Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford (Christ Church). I love making videos about science with an unnatural level of enthusiasm. I like to focus on how we know things, not just what we know. And especially, the things we still don't know. If you've ever wondered about something in space and couldn't find an answer online - you can ask me! My day job is to do research into how supermassive black holes can affect the galaxies that they live in. In particular, I look at whether the energy output from the disk of material orbiting around a growing supermassive black hole can stop a galaxy from forming stars.
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@hcmassey2 17 күн бұрын

Yes! I want to hear about the Nancy Grace Roman telescope.

@KeithRowley 17 күн бұрын

Seconded!

@LeftCoastStephen 17 күн бұрын

Thirded. 85th actually but the rest got lazy and just thumbed up.

@skyforger8102 17 күн бұрын

Fourthed.

@pierreabbat6157 17 күн бұрын

Will there be a Neapolitan or Venetian telescope too?

@TypoKnig 17 күн бұрын

And about Nancy Grace Roman the person!

@lyledal 17 күн бұрын

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope video? Yes, please!

@markfergerson2145 17 күн бұрын

Indeed. Who was she and why is a telescope being named after her (rhetorical question)? A video on how instruments are named for certain people would be great. More details about how the technological challenges of the coronascope and platform stability are to be addressed will be welcome as well as what kinds of sensors will be needed to get the desired data, and any other problems not mentioned so far. Also, how crowded is the Lagrange point right now, and how crowded can they get before there’s no more room due to various instruments blocking each other’s view? I mean, we know that Space Is Really Really Big but the Lagrange point is limited.

@GennadiyVavrenyuk 17 күн бұрын

Think of parking a car on planet earth. How many cars before it’s crowded? That’s about how crowded it’s getting at Lagrange point.

@2147B 17 күн бұрын

You know you're getting old when "Nasa wont launch it until the 2040's" doesn't sound far away at all...!

@rustythecrown9317 17 күн бұрын

you got that backward . I'll fix it '' You know you're getting old when NASA won't launch till the 2040's and you won't be alive to see it. There. Much better.

@executivesteps 17 күн бұрын

@@rustythecrown9317Saved me from writing the same thing!

@gordonn4915 17 күн бұрын

I’m old enough that I probably won’t live to see it.

@2147B 17 күн бұрын

@@rustythecrown9317 Yeah in the real terms but I was referencing the conundrum of your relative time speeding up every day you get older. Life is fleeting.

@ryanchicago6028 17 күн бұрын

Naaaasa, not Nasa. Get it right! 🏆🏆🏆 This is Primate Physics. It talks with the Stars!

@jwag82 17 күн бұрын

3:33 Yes, please!!

@TheReaverOfDarkness 17 күн бұрын

3:27 - 3:33

@DavidLindes 16 күн бұрын

@@TheReaverOfDarkness and 3:13. ;)

@mavadelo 17 күн бұрын

"Do you want me to tell you about the telescope I never told you about before" Wel DUH...... What a silly question!! 🤣😂😝

@VolkerHett 17 күн бұрын

I'm at a point in life where space exploration will stay SciFi for me. On the other hand, I saw Gemini Missions live on TV!

@christopherlperezcruz1507 17 күн бұрын

Its gonna stay SciFi for all of us. Space tech really hasn't progressed as much and there isn't an ROI so it's gonna get slower.

@brick6347 17 күн бұрын

William Shatner went to space(ish) in his 90s, so you never know! Eat your veggies, because maybe in 20-30 years space will be affordable (again with the ish, I'm talking sell your house affordable here. But if it's your dream...)

@keterclassentity6716 17 күн бұрын

I've been exploring space through data, it's a beautiful universe

@zanzibart3 17 күн бұрын

It is ok to remove the "fiction" if it's not made up. If a bit is hard to understand then the truth is out there: we have great tools nowadays.

@VolkerHett 17 күн бұрын

@@zanzibart3 the problem is, I don’t have enough years left to see the results from this telescope.

@kayinoue2497 16 күн бұрын

When I was about 12 and first decided I wanted astronomy and astrophysics to be my life's work, I never thought we'd be able to directly image an exoplanet, whether with a ground-based, or space-based telescope. Heck, the material at the time was still fuzzy on whether our data indicated real exoplanets. Almost 30 years later and this is where we're at. So when the HWO launches, imagine where we'll be with our imaging capabilities and machine learning capabilities to better enhance our data analysis. Fantastic.

@FredPlanatia 14 күн бұрын

we're aleady starting to develop new materials with distributed automated AI labs. So, the crazy specs of this telescope don't seem so crazy anymore.

@BurnabyAlex 16 күн бұрын

We've had one Habitable world, yes... but what about HOBBITABLE worlds?

@JuicyRebounds 11 күн бұрын

One does not simply rocket onto exoplanets…

@302ci1968 17 күн бұрын

So, I have to be alive in the 2040s. That's not starting too good ! Haha

@kapa1611 17 күн бұрын

dammit, delaying su*c*de it is xD

@TomLeg 16 күн бұрын

In the 2040s there'll be a new thing 20 years away you'll want to hear about ... Just take each day as good luck and don't worry, be happy.

@302ci1968 16 күн бұрын

Change of plan now ;)

@darkflip 17 күн бұрын

Moon earings got me starry eyed ;)

@dray7579 17 күн бұрын

If everyone could just focus on some of this stuff instead of trying to kill each other, just imagine what we can do.

@tabularasa0606 17 күн бұрын

Dictators also need hobbies...

@FLPhotoCatcher 17 күн бұрын

IFU

@elaa673 16 күн бұрын

if only...

@a.karley4672 16 күн бұрын

Reduce the arms industry to impotence ... and wreck the economy in consequence.

@rosyidharyadi7871 16 күн бұрын

to be fair, many technological innovations came from the motivation to kill each other in world war: radar, computer, etc.

@HighMansx 17 күн бұрын

LMAO Papyrus!!!! Did you know they made a sequel to that which came out recently?!

@miallo 17 күн бұрын

In *BOLD*

@squee599 16 күн бұрын

The crossover I didn't know I needed!

@TheNeo349 16 күн бұрын

I watched both parts for the first time just yesterday and today i see my fav science communicator referencing it. truly a small world.

@AndromedatheBasshead 16 күн бұрын

Papyrus 2?? What are we doing here? Let's go!

@patreekotime4578 15 күн бұрын

Does it come in Italics now???

@bee9026 15 күн бұрын

Ayoooo, nice Peugeot 9X8 over there ;))

@I.amthatrealJuan 16 күн бұрын

That was a fascinating interview from someone in that position. So much data is coming.

@eaglesviper79 17 күн бұрын

She can sing too 🤩 🤩

@cabrelbeuk72 15 күн бұрын

It sounds like a lovely and very interesting video but i can't take my eyes and focus out of this gorgeous 9X8 in the background.

@Darkanight 11 күн бұрын

There are three reasons why I have been a fan of Dr. Becky for so long: 1: the eyes, as deep as the universe (supernova!) 2: the accent and cadence, that help you remember how amazing and exciting space science really is 3: the wonderful choice of topics, conciseness, precision, and simplicity towards their explanation. ❤

@CaseyW491 17 күн бұрын

Dr Becky's passion for the subject permeates every part of her videos, and it's contagious. I love it.

@saad_ghannam 15 күн бұрын

I LOVE the miniature Peugeot 9X8 behind you

@TheBookDoctor 16 күн бұрын

Never heard of an IFU before. How amazing! Would be very cool to see a video about how they work. I can't even imagine how you actually get a spectrum at every pixel.

@kelkka7 17 күн бұрын

Love the Papyrus reference 😂😂

@RJRJ 16 күн бұрын

I actually liked papyrus in Avatar! Despite the meme, it did actually look nice as subs for the film. James Cameron thought the art department came up with it and liked it. When he found out it was an old well known font and there was backlash, he said he just doubled down on putting it in everything haha

@rogerdudra178 17 күн бұрын

I was a little boy when NASA started influencing my hikes through the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Tang and a 'space' blanket went everywhere I did in 1965 on to now.

@billsybainbridge3362 15 күн бұрын

The fact that I understood your every word must say something about our mutual habitation of a particular Spacetime! :)

@louisgiokas2206 16 күн бұрын

This is interesting. I have worked on spacecraft, including both NASA and military, from the late 1970s. The long timeframes to research, design and build these devices can often be daunting to individuals. Sometimes, because of funding issues among others, there is a stop and start cycle. For example, I worked on the design of what became the ISS in the 1980s. When I started on that project, I had a bunch of older colleagues who worked on it in the 1970s. Construction in space finally began in the late 1990s. As with most space science projects, one is always trying to do something that hasn't been done before. This includes the instruments, of course, but also the spacecraft structure and mechanisms themselves. From the inception of the Landsat, it was recognized that handling and disseminating the massive amounts of data was important, thus the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) was developed. It was considered a big innovation at the time. This new satellite sounds like it may generate much more data. Fortunately, the idea of putting specialized processing in the cloud is well advanced. It started with large engineering simulations and is now in full swing with AI.

@diddykong3100 17 күн бұрын

"The Roman Telescope" is a phrase too good to not want to hear more about it. I get that "Roman", in this case, is a person's name, but still ...

@stefanhennig 15 күн бұрын

Yea, it's like: " How long does planning take in astronomy? " --- "Well, I don't know exactly, but we are going to launch the Roman Telescope in less than twenty years."

@backwashjoe7864 14 күн бұрын

"Roman" is actually the telescope's font.

@martynspooner5822 16 күн бұрын

So pleased that these really clever people are out there, I sit back in awe and appreciation.

@paulrapp613 16 күн бұрын

The 2040s huh? Well, in 2046 I’ll celebrate my 100th birthday. Assuming I’m still alive for said celebration!

@JohnStrain-eu6eu 13 күн бұрын

Must say, bloopers best part of the mini lecture. Proves you are human not a bot. Long time runups are a thing of todays world.. more and more.

@Sehlat 14 күн бұрын

Thank you! Great explanations, as always. And adding the interview with Dr. Mark Clampin gave it something most other videos don't have.

@neoanderson7 16 күн бұрын

Looking forward to the interview! 👍🏻 Yes, telescope vid for sure! 👏🏻 Always enjoy your vids. 👏🏻🙂

@MikeJamesMedia 16 күн бұрын

Always a pleasure to hear what you have to say, Dr. Becky! Thanks very much for all the work required to share these things with us. Take good care of yourself!

@ChrisH_S 16 күн бұрын

Sorry but..... ESA's main contributions to the Webb mission are: - The NIRSpec instrument - Several key components of the MIRI instrument, amounting to 50% of the whole instrument, through special funding from the ESA Member States (European Consortium) - The Ariane 5 ECA (Evolved Cryogenic, model A) launcher and all launch services at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou. - 15 scientists to support mission operations at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, USA. Not just a one... 😉

@DrBecky 16 күн бұрын

I was referring to the UK Space agency's contribution - sorry if that wasn't clear!

@tiredoldmechanic1791 17 күн бұрын

By the current parameters being used to classify a planet inhabitable, Venus would meet the parameters from outside of our solar system. The "Goldilocks Zone" is pretty much useless. From the things we know about the Earth and it's twin Venus, the difference between habitable and inhabitable can be very slight. The chances of finding another are infinitesimal.

@NM-yu3fc 13 күн бұрын

I know as a professional you might not want to do it, but I would love to see your reaction and insights into space movies. Your energy and enthusiasm is electric!

@willedho 17 күн бұрын

Fantastic interview. Thank you!

@bwmcelya 11 күн бұрын

I propose we take pictures of our galactic planets, and trade with folks from other galaxies. Save some travel time. Re cameras: Freeze the secondary mirror down to -80 (dry ice) to get twice the resolution. Thanks doctor. Enjoyed the show.

@olthadir 16 күн бұрын

You got a big laugh from me with that “Papyrus!!” Clip.

@virginiebonard1266 13 күн бұрын

hi becky !! a video about the NGR would be great !! thanks for the proposal !! and congrats for your tremendous work !! love it !!

@EricDavidRocks 15 күн бұрын

Papyrus SNL clip was fire

@MCsCreations 17 күн бұрын

Fascinating stuff indeed! Thanks a bunch for the interview and explanations, dr. Becky! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@marypotter_2010 16 күн бұрын

Id love to see a video on Nancy grace roman telescope! Also, do you know about kepler 22b?It is said to be in the habitable zone by NASA in 2011. Also Dr Becky, Can you make a video on how we heard the first sound after the big bang and how it was decoded for humans to hear? It would mean a lot! Thank you for the amazing videos and hoping your birthday went great!

@asicdathens 17 күн бұрын

The spectrometer on JWST I believe was designed with analyzing very small targets in mind like exoplanets. The spectrometer has these MEMS shutters that allow very small patches of the incoming light to be spesctroscopically analyzed

@Pistolsatsean 15 күн бұрын

Amazing interview!!

@johntailby74 16 күн бұрын

Scanning for life forms, Those little life forms I love scanning for life forms Yes I do! Tribute to Commander Data

@billsybainbridge3362 15 күн бұрын

I must say, you make the cutest Bloopers! :D

@rpenterprises3488 16 күн бұрын

Every new partnership announcement gets me more excited about Revux!

@GK49245 17 күн бұрын

Yes, Nancy please. Good storyline and rich content, as usually. Thanks.

@supertell 17 күн бұрын

I want to hear more of you singing.

@davidraiklen4521 12 күн бұрын

Yes, please do a video on the Roman Telescope and dark energy. And thanks for an excellent talk and interview!

@livingod101 17 күн бұрын

Can we call it sometime other than IFU... Something only tagged on a raunchy mini candy heart for Valentine's Day.

@pliktl 17 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@morscoronam3779 17 күн бұрын

I knew I couldn't be the only one thinking it 😂

@punchkitten874 14 күн бұрын

4:14 Looking for habitable planets at this stage in our space game is like planning a roadtrip before you've even got a car

@sapelesteve 17 күн бұрын

Absolutely would like to watch a video about the NGR telescope Becky! 👍👍💥💥

@hibiscus779 16 күн бұрын

That whiteboard was full of squigly hyerogliphs - I knew magic would come into it, eventually

@Andrew-13579 16 күн бұрын

Happy Birthday wonderful, beautiful lady, Dr. Becky!!

@doughilton 17 күн бұрын

Another great video! Thank you for posting the link(s) to the decadal survey publications, I have yoinked the most recent and will be scouring that! Exoplanets are what I want to study, so anything I can get my hands on! Oh, and yes, please do a video about the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope!

@ejsilk60473 8 күн бұрын

Becky, I really enjoy your reporting on astrophysics science and news. Please help me understand why searching for exoplanets is so important. Isn't understanding the observation of dark matter, the expansion of the universe and the possibility of bridging the gap between quantum mechanics and general relativity more important to physics? Given the number of stars in the universe, don't we already expect there to be habitable exoplanets? What is the value to humanity of finding one?

@RonaldCzik 16 күн бұрын

Yes, please, a video on the Roman telescope!

@theoneatyourdoor87 17 күн бұрын

That was a great Segue to the adv.

@michaelsommers2356 17 күн бұрын

'Segue', not 'segway'. Segway is a scooter.

@robertkerr4201 17 күн бұрын

Yes I wanna hear about the Nancy Drew Mystery Telescope!

@skyforger8102 17 күн бұрын

Wooo! New video!

@ronprince1478 16 күн бұрын

Thanks as always.🤔🤔😎

@dascandy 16 күн бұрын

Hey, I've got that same lego car in your background! That one is lots of fun to build, pretty challenging. The Peugeot, that is. F1 car still on the wishlist.

@patrikhjorth3291 16 күн бұрын

Well, I think "technicological" sounds cooler than "technological", so I'll support it.

@Peter_Morris 17 күн бұрын

Oh wow this is possibly in my lifetime. That’s pretty exciting.

@richc47us 16 күн бұрын

Happy Birthday Beck!

@robbierobinson8819 16 күн бұрын

Yes please - a video on the Grace Roman telescope.

@MaxPower-11 7 күн бұрын

Having to “wait” for a planet to cross its star isn’t even the biggest drawback of the transit detection method! A bigger problem is that in order to even be able to detect a planet using transit in the first place, the exoplanet’s orbital plane has to be aligned perfectly from our vantage point. But… the orbital planes of solar systems in the galaxy are a completely random affair (with respect to the plane of the galaxy). As such, if some solar system say had an earth sized planet located 1AU from its start (like earth is from our sun), there is less than a 0.5% chance that the planet’s orbital plane is aligned such that we could detect it from earth. In other words, it makes no difference how long we wait for the planet to cross its star since from our vantage point we would never see it crossing its star.

@lawrenceburchett7411 17 күн бұрын

Always nice to hear you Dr. Becky, I have been around since oh perhaps 150 or 200 subscribers, I stop in to learn, you have grown quite a bit . The old Boat Carpenter wishes you well ...Oh and sailors have stared at and used the stars for a very long time , be well , as my Father the Major, mapmaker who helped certain and adjust the GPS system would have said ...Carry on Troops ...

@longlostkryptonian5797 17 күн бұрын

Life goals: live to see the HWO, helicopter on Titan and submarine on Europa😊

@KMerrells 17 күн бұрын

You're an excellent interviewer!

@jamesmnguyen 16 күн бұрын

I love how you provided an image of yourself for your own paper, as if we don't already know what you look like 😄.

@Joe-jv5mm 17 күн бұрын

Great Video 👏👏👏

@DavidLindes 16 күн бұрын

3:13 / 3:27 / 3:30 - Nancy Grace Roman? *goes to look her up* -- ooh, yes please to a video that ideally tells us about the planned telescope, and also a bit about Dr. Roman. Thanks!

@raybod1775 12 күн бұрын

It would make sense to send 3 to 5 telescopes orbiting in tandem thousands of meters from each other, possibly connected, combine their light for much sharper images.

@sailingonasummerbreeze7892 17 күн бұрын

Thanks Dr. Becky for the presentation - very insightful and well presented. Would love to hear your take on the Nancy Grace Roman telescope!

@MB-yf4lt 16 күн бұрын

Love it when you saying 😊

@TomLeg 17 күн бұрын

Happy day-after-your-birthday! Love the "toe-nail moon" earings! Is there a significance to whether the missing part is on the inside or the outside?

@judithlashbrook4684 16 күн бұрын

Yes, I also noticed that they weren't in the usual order..

@brucehemming9749 15 күн бұрын

Great video love the interview … would very much like to hear what you think about the Roman telescope! Thanks for sharing 🍻👍

@flexhoncho6272 16 күн бұрын

Dr. Becky, in a future video can you discuss what technologies will be needed for the habitable worlds mission?

@qbarnes1893 17 күн бұрын

Dr Becky, you have the same persona as the amazing David Attenborough and Brian Cox, your amazingly intelligent, interesting and make really hard stuff easy to understand, thank you for your amazing efforts 🥳🥳🥳

@joyl7842 13 күн бұрын

Just imagine Dr. Becky going up in a Starship as a mission specialist to deploy the space observatory. One can dream!

@frankharr9466 14 күн бұрын

Yes. I'd very much like to hear about Roman, please. L2's going to be crowded.

@randalscott7224 14 күн бұрын

"Can we take a picture of an earth-like planet?" Yes, but perhaps not until the 2040s, fills me with wonder. Wonder will I be around to see it as I'll be in my 80s in that decade. Ah well. And certainly we want to see a video on the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope!

@user-xm7qe5nt6m 16 күн бұрын

What in world were the formulas or equations on the Directors white board on his door?😂😂

@lethargogpeterson4083 15 күн бұрын

I would love it if most were scientific equations and diagrams ... but a few at the bottom are doodles from someone's kids.

@Mohit-jf6lh 15 күн бұрын

Yesss please

@pinealgasm 17 күн бұрын

yes please.

@JR-ey3oo 17 күн бұрын

Yes, I'm interested in the facts and your opinion on the Roman scope.

@godofllies 17 күн бұрын

I hope to be around to experience the science

@nicholasrose2769 16 күн бұрын

Yes, please do a video on the Nancy Grace Roman telescope!!! 🙏🙏🙏

@genekent2391 17 күн бұрын

Yes, yes, yes...I want more on the Roman Telescope!!!!

@Andisend 17 күн бұрын

Hooray .. Dr. Kipping and his team must be celebrating ;)

@sholtodepuma 17 күн бұрын

Well he does make exceedingly good cakes

@DukeSlystalker 15 күн бұрын

I think I read that cloud cover greenhouse effect is a variable that can have a big effect on what the habitable distances from the star actually are, but that extends the habitability further from the star, which I guess doesn't help us with the orbital frequency. Unfortunately, heavy cloud cover greenhouse doesn't seem like it will help make high orbital frequency planets habitable: see Venus LOL.

@jaya9353 15 күн бұрын

5:30 finally i got how its working.

@Liammcgowan 17 күн бұрын

contrast gradients can be digitally enhanced by using tiles which are mirrored/flipped and rotated all corners in a mosaic. as for spectrograph sensitivity, consider a mirror somewhere between the shockwave of a bullet and ripples on water, where there is a linear rim around the middle and flat gradient off the outside circumference of the rim going back into concentric ripples. this will allow measure of flux from the day/night line but would rule out tidally locked planets. just some quick thoughts. ;-) x

@lethargogpeterson4083 15 күн бұрын

In addition to Nancy Grace Roman, I would be interested in any Vera Rubin Observatory updates since your 5 telescopes video. I would also be interested in data processing pipeline changes for these new huge survey datasets. Cheers and thank you for this update.

@oldestgamer 13 күн бұрын

Having just completed a course in astrobiology, it seems inevitable that life will be found in the galaxy. More to the point, we should find life in our own solar system, with several moons good candidates. It just seems that the chemistry of the universe is geared towards life as we know it. The bigger issue is intelligent life. That we have had life, both created and destroyed, on this planet for so long just informs us that life is most likely probable. In that same vein, that we have had life for so long but only produced ONE intelligent species would seem to indicate that intelligent life is much, much rarer.