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diagram showing a map of exoplanets from our sun out past the oort cloud

Finding Earths Twin

We aim to identify planets with conditions that could support life as we know it. Moving outwards from our Sun by factors of ten, the Sun is followed by the terrestrial planets, asteroid belt, giant planets, and the Kuiper Belt.

The Voyager spacecraft have recently crossed the outer edge of the Sun’s influence. The Oort cloud, the final bound part of the solar system lurks

beyond. Next are the nearest stars—the next frontier for space exploration.

Adapted from images by Richard Powell at atlasoftheuniverse.com.
Credit: ESO, Richard Powell.

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illustration of a starshade blocking the star light to reveal a hidden exoplanet
What is Starshade?

From starlight suppression to formation sensing and control, Starshade is the tool of choice for Exoplanet scientists worldwide.

Image Credit: NASA

a photo of the starshade workshop, full of scale models
Starshade Roadmap

Started in 2005, Starshade has had hundreds of scientists and engineers working on bringing the project to Technical Readiness Level 5.

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photo of a starshade from the cover of the National Geographic Magazine
Mission Ready

We understand plans and mission budgets change overtime, thats why we have a modular design strategy to fit any space based telescopes.

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illustration of a starshade infront of a space telescope

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