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NewScienceTechnologyReported 2026-10-08 23:31

NASA Advances LISA Mission with New Test Telescope

NASA is developing a new all-glass telescope for the LISA mission, a space observatory designed to detect gravitational waves. L3Harris Technologies will design and assemble the telescope, which is a critical component for the mission's launch in the mid-2030s.

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Why it matters. The LISA mission will provide new insights into the universe, including detecting mergers of black holes and mapping compact pairs of stars and black holes.

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    Led by ESA (European Space Agency), the LISA mission is slated for launch in the mid-2030s.
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    As a collaborative partner, NASA is contributing the telescopes, other critical hardware, and engineering and scientific support as part of its mission to better understand how the universe works.
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