NASA hosts contest to design starshade that will help find Earth-like planets - The Indian Express

The Hybrid Observatory for Earth-like Exoplanets is aimed at using a combination of a terrestrial telescope and an orbiting starshade to find Earth-like exoplanets.

NASA is conducting an early-stage study of the concept of a hybrid observatory that combines a ground-based telescope with a space-based starshade. The starshade is for blocking glare from stars whil… [+2005 chars]

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