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NASA's Roman Telescope to debut active coronagraph for exoplanet imaging

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NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will feature the first space-based active coronagraph, designed to block starlight and enable the imaging of exoplanets similar to those in our solar system. This advanced instrument utilizes two deformable mirrors with thousands of actuators to precisely sculpt the mirror surfaces, canceling out unwanted light and glare. The telescope's capabilities, including a wide-field camera significantly larger than Hubble's, will also aid in studying dark matter and dark energy, and detecting an estimated 100,000 new exoplanets. AI

IMPACT Enables unprecedented exoplanet imaging, potentially accelerating the search for Earth-like worlds and advancing astronomical research.

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NASA's Roman Telescope to debut active coronagraph for exoplanet imaging

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  1. MIT Technology Review TIER_1 English(EN) · Eshan Raul ·

    Shape-shifting mirrors on NASA’s new space telescope could unveil Jupiters like our own

    When NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches, as early as the end of next month, it will attempt one of astronomy’s most precise disappearing acts to date. The telescope will carry the first space-bound “active” coronagraph, an instrument that effectively erases most of…

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