About the Lab

The high-contrast imaging laboratory at NASA Ames is devoted to advancing the state-of-the-art technology for the direct detection of exoplanets.

Space Missions

• SMEX Alpha Centauri Exoplanet Satellite
• Centaur: A comprehensive direct imaging exoplanet technologies demonstrator in space
• AFTA/WFIRST PIAA Optical modeling
• EXCEDE Opto-Mechanical engineer for EXCEDE Cat III tech development
• Technical papers about the mission
• Space telescope design
• Multi-Star wavefront control
• Part 2 of multi-star wavefront control
• Our post-processing method (orbital difference imaging)