Science and Exploration

Studying Other Worlds with the Help of a Starshade

By Marc Boucher
Status Report
March 22, 2014
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Studying Other Worlds with the Help of a Starshade
Studying Other Worlds with the Help of a Starshade
NASA JPL

This animation shows the prototype starshade, a giant structure designed to block the glare of stars so that future space telescopes can take pictures of planets.

Marc Boucher

SpaceRef co-founder, entrepreneur, writer, podcaster, nature lover and deep thinker.

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