ScienceNASA selects PRIMA far-infrared telescope as first in a new mission class
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory says PRIMA will explore how planets, stars and black holes form—and how water on Earth came to be.
TLDR
NASA announced PRIMA on September 23, 2026, describing the far-infrared space telescope as the first in a new mission class. The agency says the mission will explore the universe’s history and evolution. Its Jet Propulsion Laboratory highlights long-standing mysteries about planet, star and black hole formation, along with the origins of Earth’s water.
NASA selects PRIMA far-infrared telescope as first in a new mission class
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory says PRIMA will explore how planets, stars and black holes form—and how water on Earth came to be.
TLDR
NASA announced PRIMA on September 23, 2026, describing the far-infrared space telescope as the first in a new mission class. The agency says the mission will explore the universe’s history and evolution. Its Jet Propulsion Laboratory highlights long-standing mysteries about planet, star and black hole formation, along with the origins of Earth’s water.
