The Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) will participate in NASA's next-generation space telescope mission, PRIMA.
The Korea Space Agency announced on October 2 that KASI will join the PRIMA project as an international collaboration partner.
PRIMA is part of NASA's Astrophysics Probe program, aimed at achieving maximum scientific results at a low cost.
Through this mission, NASA plans to study the chemical evolution of galaxies, the co-evolution of supermassive black holes, the formation processes of stars and planetary systems, and the origins of water. The telescope is scheduled to launch in 2033.
Korean researchers will be involved throughout the PRIMA mission. KASI will support the calibration of measurement errors and the performance verification of the PRIMA spectroscopic observation equipment.
This collaboration will enable KASI to conduct extensive multi-wavelength joint research. It is expected to yield research outcomes in areas such as the physical and chemical properties of stars, planets, and interstellar matter, the formation and evolution of water and dust in protoplanetary disks, and the growth and evolution of starburst galaxies and active galactic nuclei.
Park Jang-hyun, director of KASI, stated, "This participation will enhance our research and development capabilities in the field of space telescopes, and we will work to build our capacity to lead future next-generation space telescope missions in Korea."
Oh Tae-seok, head of the Korea Space Agency, remarked, "We will actively support our researchers to achieve independent scientific results in this large-scale space exploration mission and further develop our international collaboration capabilities in the field of space science."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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