The Many Worlds observatory is a proposed mission that would launch a gigantic sun shade into space. This would block out the light from a bright star, allowing a sensitive telescope to see objects around it, like planets. It would be sensitive enough to spot planets smaller than Earth orbiting stars within 35 light-years of Earth.
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