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The study of exoplanets is slated to get an upgrade with NASA’s Roman Space Telescope, also known as Roman, which will observe the night sky like never before. However, before it can meet its current ...

How can astronomers develop better methods for blocking the intense starlight of an exoplanetary system and reveal the exoplanets hiding underneath the glare? This is what a recent study published in ...

Forecasters will soon be able to use the instrument, a coronagraph, to better monitor the effects of solar storms. By Katrina Miller Before the northern lights fill the night sky on Earth with their ...

On April 21, 2023, a coronal mass ejection produced a burst of plasma that generated a severe geomagnetic storm on Earth. Credit: NOAA LONG BEACH, Calif. – NASA selected five organizations to conduct ...

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A fascinating video has captured the movement of Venus around the solar system as it is caught in the sun's glare. On Thursday night, solar expert Keith Strong posted a video of a coronagraph to ...

Researchers have developed a new coronagraph—an optical device that blocks out light from a bright source—that could make it possible to see distant exoplanets obscured by light from their parent ...

To study the sun, scientists use a specialized telescope called a coronagraph. This instrument mimics a solar eclipse by using a occulting disk to block out the sun's bright light. By doing this, ...

The Coronagraph Instrument on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will study planets around other stars. Putting it together will require a highly choreographed dance. Scientists have discovered ...

The CODEX coronagraph is shown during optical alignment and assembly. For more CODEX imagery, visit https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14647. NASA’s Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX) is ready to launch to ...

The filters on NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Coronagraph Instrument’s Color Filter Assembly each block all but a specific color, or wavelength, of light. Many of the filters appear dark in this photo ...