A new device uses quantum optics to filter out starlight in real time — bringing scientists closer to directly observing ...

"It's like trying to spot a fish by looking for ripples in a pond, rather than trying to see the fish itself." ...

Quantum coronagraph filters stellar light using spatial photon sorting New tech may image Earth-like exoplanets near ...

James Webb Space Telescope imagery of the Carina Nebula, Southern Ring Nebula and exoplanet WASP-96 b atmospheric data has ...

Roman was similarly designed with a focused set of science goals, including exploring an uncharted region of exoplanet discovery space and investigating the nature of dark energy. However, since those ...

How it works Diagram showing simulated light from an exoplanet and its companion star (far left) moving through the new ...

"Webb's new images of two iconic systems ... Normally, the Webb telescope only detects exoplanets by glimpsing them when they cross in front of their host star. This "transiting method" was ...

"Webb's new images of two iconic systems ... Normally, the Webb telescope only detects exoplanets by glimpsing them when they cross in front of their host star. This "transiting method" was ...

In April, astronomers said they had detected a possible signature of life on the exoplanet K2-18b. Now, three independent ...

Our new coronagraph design siphons away starlight that might obscure exoplanet light before capturing an image." In Optica, the researchers show that the new coronagraph can theoretically achieve ...