How a telescope's mirror stability makes or breaks exoplanet detection

Phys.org•Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 08:20 PM•2 min read

Finding life beyond our solar system is a major goal of modern astronomy. NASA's planned Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) aims to take direct images of Earth-sized planets around stars other than our sun. This task, however, is extraordinarily difficult, given that these planets are roughly 1...

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