{
  "apiVersion": "v1",
  "kind": "GlossaryTerm",
  "metadata": {
    "generated": "2026-08-22T14:14:01Z",
    "language": "en",
    "schemaUrl": "/v1/schema/glossary-term/"
  },
  "data": {
  "id": "habitable-worlds-observatory",
  "category": "science",
  "definition": "NASA's planned successor to Hubble/JWST (concept announced 2023; launch target ~2040s), designed to characterise atmospheric biosignatures of dozens of Earth-analogue worlds around nearby stars.",
  "translations": {
    "en": "Habitable Worlds Observatory",
    "de": "Habitable Worlds Observatory",
    "es": "Observatorio de Mundos Habitables",
    "fr": "Observatoire des Mondes Habitables",
    "ja": "ハビタブルワールズ天文台",
    "ko": "거주가능 세계 관측소",
    "ru": "Habitable Worlds Observatory",
    "zh": "宜居世界天文台",
    "zh-Hant": "適居世界天文台",
    "he": "Habitable Worlds Observatory"
  },
  "notes": "ru/de/he keep the English name (Russian astronomy-press convention; German scientific press often does the same). Translate the parenthetical descriptive gloss into the target language on first mention. Acronym HWO is universal."
},
  "links": {
    "self": "/v1/glossary/habitable-worlds-observatory/",
    "index": "/v1/glossary/",
    "schema": "/v1/schema/glossary-term/"
  }
}