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NASA Researchers Want to Literally Blot Out Starlight to Hunt for Earth-Like Exoplanets

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A team at NASA and Caltech wants to launch a giant, flower-shaped “starshade” to better view distant planets by literally eclipsing their parent stars.

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NASA Researchers Want to Literally Blot Out Starlight to Hunt for Earth-Like Exoplanets

A team at NASA and Caltech wants to launch a giant, flower-shaped “starshade” to better view distant planets by literally eclipsing their parent stars.

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