06.21.11
Flower power: NASA reveals spring starshade animation
The flower you see in this animation isn’t NASA’s att...
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The flower you see in this picture isn’t NASA’s attempt to celebrate the coming of spring. It’s actually the latest design in a cutting-edge effort to take pictures of planets orbiting stars far from the sun.
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Flower power: NASA starshade petal prototype
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NASA's Kepler announces 11 new planetary systems
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NASA's Kepler space telescope watches a lone star, Kepler-11
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06.21.11
Video of the LBTI instrument's view of the sky.
Video of the LBTI instrument's view of the sky.
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