How to Find Another Earth.

• Autores: Lee Billings
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 315, Nº. 1, 2016, págs. 11-12
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the potential of the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to capture images of other planets similar to Earth. Topics covered include the addition of an advanced planet-imaging coronagraph to WFIRST, the ability of a device called starshade to help WFIRST see fainter planets, and Professor Jeremy Kasdin saying that WFIRST offers a real opportunity to find another Earth sooner and for less cost.