WFIRST: The Best of Both Worlds

The video discusses the capabilities of different telescopes, highlighting the WFIRST telescope's unique ability to combine the power of the Hubble Space Telescope with a much larger sky coverage. WFIRST aims to conduct a comprehensive survey of planetary systems in our galaxy using gravitational microlensing. It will also feature a coronagraph to image dim planets near bright stars and correct errors with deformable mirrors. The mission could lead to groundbreaking discoveries about dark energy and involve the public through citizen science initiatives. WFIRST is expected to be a significant space mission in the 2020s.

What potential groundbreaking discoveries could WFIRST help us make regarding dark energy?

In what ways will citizen science contribute to the WFIRST mission?