Erasing the Stars to Find Exoplanets
Outside of our solar system, scientists estimate that billions of worlds exist in the Milky Way galaxy alone. Called exoplanets, these celestial objects represent a chance to find other habitable worlds and learn more about our intriguing galactic neighbors. But imaging exoplanets is hard; most orbit a star just like Earth, and they are very faint compared to the blazing masses that appear near…
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