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Shape-shifting mirrors on NASA’s new space telescope could unveil Jupiters like our own

When NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches, as early as the end of next month, it will attempt one of astronomy’s most precise disappearing acts to date.

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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch by the end of next month. The launch will carry the first space‑bound “active” coronagraph, an instrument that can actively block most of a star’s light during imaging. This technology will allow the telescope to capture clearer pictures of planets orbiting bright stars, potentially revealing Jupiter‑like worlds similar to those in our own solar system.

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