zerostatereflex:NASA’s Starshade“This animation shows the prototype starshade, a giant structure des
zerostatereflex:NASA’s Starshade“This animation shows the prototype starshade, a giant structure designed to block the glare of stars so that future space telescopes can take pictures of planets.”(That last GIF is a prototype,..it’s like we’re using the natural mechanics of flower petals for space..so awesome.)One day this may be used to take the first picture of another Earth. -- source link