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Boffins use machine-learning tricks to create a starlight dimmer switch

FLIP reveals a planet hidden in Webb data, boosting detection sensitivity by up to 15 times

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FLIP reveals a planet hidden in Webb data, boosting detection sensitivity by up to 15 times Scientists have developed a way to remove starlight from telescope images that improved sensitivity to faint exoplanets by up to 15 times in tests on James Webb Space Telescope data.

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