Ultraviolet science and instrumentation: on the way to the NASA Habitable Worlds Observatory and beyond—workshop highlights
October 2025 • 2025JATIS..11d2232N
Abstract • We summarize a 3-day workshop held on May 7-9, 2024, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA, focused on exploring science opportunities through ultraviolet (UV) observations and the required instrumentation and technology for various platforms, ranging from CubeSats to flagship missions. The workshop supports the research community's efforts as it prepares for the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) and preceding UV mission opportunities that may be enabling of HWO. UV light is endowed with rich spectroscopic information that can inform many aspects of astrophysics, including the characterization of interstellar medium components, stellar atmospheres, transients of all types, and exoplanet atmospheres, to name just a few. The workshop featured invited and contributed presentations, panel discussions, and poster sessions. Participants discussed science priorities and possibilities through space-based UV observations, explored the necessary instrumentation for these measurements, and identified both existing and needed technologies.
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