A new alloy is enabling ultra-stable structures needed for exoplanet discovery

NASA tests shrinking metals to help it find more exoplanets

: Mysterious ‘Alloy 30’ gets smaller when heated, which could help stabilize super-sensitive space telescopes

A new alloy is enabling ultra-stable structures needed for exoplanet discovery

A unique new material that shrinks when it is heated and expands when it is cooled could help enable the ultra-stable space telescopes that future NASA missions require to search for habitable worlds.

Astrometric Accelerations of Provisional Targets for the Habitable Worlds Observatory - Astrobiology

NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) will be the first space telescope capable of directly imaging Earth-like planets in the habitable zones of Sun-like stars to probe their atmospheres for signs of life. Now in its early stages of design, a list of the 164 most promising targets for HWO has been released to the community […] The post Astrometric Accelerations of Provisional Targets for the Habitable Worlds Observatory appeared first on Ast…

A New Alloy is Enabling Ultra-Stable Structures Needed for Exoplanet Discovery - NASA Science

7 min read A New Alloy is Enabling Ultra-Stable Structures Needed for Exoplanet Discovery A unique new material that shrinks when it is heated and expands when it is cooled could help enable the ultra-stable space telescopes that future NASA missions require to search for habitable worlds. Advancements in material technologies are needed to meet the science needs of the next great observatories. These observatories will strive to find, identify…