Seeing an Earth-like planet around a Sun-like star isn't possible with current telescopes. The difference in brightness is just too big. But future space telescopes will have multiple tricks up their sleeve specifically for that. Which ones? Finding out in this interview.

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00:00 Intro
01:16 Resolving Earth-size world around a Sun-like star
08:13 Coronagraphs and Adaptive optics
21:10 Other ideas
34:59 Nulling
39:00 Nancy Grace Roman
43:19 Unlimited budget telescope
49:58 Current obsessions
53:33 Final thoughts

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[Interview] The Quest for Earth 2.0: Discovering Exoplanets by Suppressing Starlight