Direct imaging and spectroscopy of habitable planets using JWST and a starshade
A starshade with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the only possible path forward in the next decade to obtain images and spectra of a planet similar to the Earth, to study its habitability, and search for signs of alien life. While JWST was not specifically designed to observe using a starsh...
Main Authors: | Soummer, Rémi (Author), Valenti, Jeff (Author), Brown, Robert A. (Author), Tumlinson, Jason (Author), Postman, Marc (Author), Mountain, Matt (Author), Seager, Sara (Contributor), Cash, Webster (Author), Jordan, Ian (Author), Glassman, Tiffany (Author), Pueyo, Laurent (Author), Roberge, Aki (Author) |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor) |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers,
2011-03-10T18:58:51Z.
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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