[Interview] The Quest for Earth 2.0: Discovering Exoplanets by Suppressing Starlight

Seeing an Earth-like planet around a Sun-like star isn't possible with current telescopes. The difference in brightness is just too big. But future space telescopes will have multiple tricks up their sleeve specifically for that. Which ones? Finding out in this interview.

🟣 Guest: Dr Bertrand Mennesson
https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/mennesson/

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• 00:00 Intro
• 01:16 Resolving Earth-size world around a Sun-like star
• 08:13 Coronagraphs and Adaptive optics
• 21:10 Other ideas
• 34:59 Nulling
• 39:00 Nancy Grace Roman
• 43:19 Unlimited budget telescope
• 49:58 Current obsessions
• 53:33 Final thoughts

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