JPL optical engineer Camilo Mejia Prada shines a light on the interior of a testbed for a coronagraph that will fly aboard the WFIRST space telescope (via NASA/JPL-Caltech/Matthew Luem) From Earth, distant stars look like mere pinpricks of light peeking through a black canvas. But from outer space, their glare is overwhelming, blotting out any chance of seeing planets orbiting other stars. […] The post NASA Telescope’s ‘Starglasses’ Make It Easier to Spot Exoplanets appeared first on Geek.com. Read more