Observing Earth-like exoplanets orbiting within the habitable zone of Sun-like stars and studying their atmospheres in reflected starlight requires contrasts of ∼1e−10 in the visible.
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A Catalog Of Habitable Zone Exoplanets
The search for habitable planets has revealed many planets that can vary greatly from an Earth analog environment.