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53rd Goddard SymposiumThe Next Golden Age of Astronomy
March 12th 201553rd Goddard Symposium
Kathy Flanagan (Interim Director, STScI)
A NASA Legacy: The Great ObservatoriesThrough broad engagement, the US astronomy community outlines the
top scientific questions facing the field in “decadal” surveys1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Hubble Space Telescope (completion)Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (completion)Chandra X-ray Observatory (new)
Spitzer Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope WFIRST
The Great Observatory Science ModelUse Peer Review to Maximize Science Productivity Each Year Establishes broad community engagement Tackles diverse set of astrophysical questions in changing paradigms Open competition inspires creativity Ensures long-term scientific discovery potential Maximizes synergies with future facilities
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1100 professional astronomersproposed to use Hubble in 2014!
Wider AreaMore Power
Our Immediate FutureJWST + WFIRST
Hubble: The Foundation
A Simple Example: How Capable is WFIRST?OPENSThe Hubble Ultra Deep Field - 10,000 galaxies in one image
A GO Program WFIRST Deep Field will measure1,000,000 galaxies at Hubble-resolution
A Simple Example: How Capable is WFIRST?OPENS
A Vision Beyond the 2020s: Great Observatories 2.0
How does our Universe work?
A Vision Beyond the 2020s: Great Observatories 2.0How did we get here?
Are we alone?
The Next Golden Age of Astronomy - Panelists
John MatherMark Clampin
Alexey Vikhlinin