Astronomers Plan 14-Meter Infrared Space Telescope

Astronomers from the USA and Europe propose a new 14-meter infrared space telescope named SALTUS to explore the Universe's origins and the development of habitability in planets. SALTUS will cover far-infrared wavelengths unavailable to current observatories, providing high sensitivity and spatial resolution to study protoplanetary disks, galaxy formation, and the co-evolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes. The mission aims to address key questions in astrophysics and is designed to meet the future needs of the astronomical community.