Blocking out starlight: How a team of 5 caught the attention of NASA

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Blocking out starlight: How a team of 5 caught the attention of NASA

Five students at UL Lafayette have caught NASA's attention. At the university's Broussard Hall, many hours were spent researching, redesigning, and building a project that could potentially detect life on other planets and help us gain a better view of the space around us. The team entered NASA's Hybrid Observatory for Earth-like Exoplanets Starshade challenge, winning $4,000 and placing third in the nationwide competition. The challenge was bas…