Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. In January 2023, the ExEP kicked off the Coronagraph Technology Roadmap study chartered to create a roadmap for ...

Abstract: The adaptive optics system (AOS) incorporating a modulated pyramid wavefront sensor (PWFS) represents a key area of exploration in current research aimed at enhancing the capabilities of ...

Abstract: To achieve high-resolution imaging during daytime, we designed a short-wave infrared adaptive optics (SWIR AO) system utilizing the Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor (SHWS). A weighted ...

LIGO is an observatory that detects gravitational waves — ripples in spacetime caused by massive accelerating objects like merging black holes. It was the first to confirm their existence, supporting ...