Mapping Alien Continents: Achieving Optical VLBI for Exoplanet Imaging

Mapping Alien Continents: Achieving Optical VLBI for Exoplanet Imaging
Paul StankusBrookhaven Science Associates The scientific goal of the proposed work will be reconstructing the image, ie resolving surface features, of an Earth-like exoplanet around a nearby star as seen in visible light. The innovation is in two stages. First, the design of a new kind of nulling interferometer — “dynamic hierarchical nulling” — combining inputs [&#823
Categories: Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program, NIAC Studies, Research and Technology Mission Directorate
Published (UTC): 2026-07-21T15:23:51.000Z
Original source: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/mapping-alien-continents-achieving-optical-vlbi-for-exoplanet-imaging/