How the Next Generation of Ground-Based Super-Telescopes will Directly Observe Exoplanets

By Matthew Williams September 2, 2018
How the Next Generation of Ground-Based Super-Telescopes will Directly Observe Exoplanets

The study, "Direct Imaging in Reflected Light: Characterization of Older, Temperate Exoplanets With 30-m Telescopes", recently appeared online. The study was led by Michael Fitzgerald and Ben Mazin - an associate professor of astrophysics at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the Worster Chair in Experimental Physics at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), respectively.

Matthew Williams

Matthew Williams

Matt Williams is a space journalist, science communicator, and author with several published titles and studies. His work is featured in The Ross 248 Project and Interstellar Travel edited by NASA alumni Les Johnson and Ken Roy. He also hosts the podcast series Stories from Space at ITSP Magazine. He lives in beautiful British Columbia with his wife and family. For more information, check out his website.