Special mirrors help NASA detect distant planets

Special mirrors help NASA detect distant planets

Post Date Dec 04, 2017
Firm Name Iris AO, Inc.
State California
Program SBIR
Mission Directorate Science
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Stars are brighter than the planets they orbit. As a result, starlight can lower the contrast in images sent back to Earth from a telescope traveling in space, making it harder to detect planets light years away.

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