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NASA's newly launched Roman Space Telescope will 'directly' image exoplanets. But what does that mean?

NASA's newly launched Roman Space Telescope will 'directly' image exoplanets. But what does that mean?

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NASA's newly launched Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will directly image exoplanets, capturing pictures of worlds orbiting other stars. This differs from indirect detection methods and is expected to let scientists study exoplanet atmospheres and surfaces in detail.

"When you look up at the night sky, most of those stars have planets."

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