The scientists got around the problem by using an imaging technique called 'coronagraphy', which effectively masks the direct bright star, allowing its corona and surrounding weaker reflected and ...

All night life, all the time! Direct imaging is another important method of finding exoplanets relatively close to Earth. For example, in October 2013, scientists using the Pan-STARRS terrestrial ...

The direct method of imaging exoplanets involves using a coronagraph or starshade to block a host star's light, allowing for scientists to capture a faint image of the new world in orbit.