On the Road to Spotting Alien Life

The focal plane mask for the Coronagraph Instrument on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Each circular section contains multiple “masks” – carefully engineered, opaque obstructions designed to block starlight. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech In early August, scientists and engineers gathered in a small auditorium at Caltech to discuss how to build the first space telescope […]

5 octobre 2023
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Author: Newsdesk