yes darth. we get this question a lot. i usually tell them about the retroreflectors on the moon.

we shine lasers at the reflectors left by the apollo astronauts to measure how far away the moon is!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_L...

Forgot to add 🔭 for the feed.

And I'm glad we were finally able to get this article published yesterday, before the government shutdown meant that NASA is no longer updating its website.

Is there a line that separates exoplanets with and without atmospheres — called the "cosmic shoreline"?

These stars are very active, sending out X-rays and flares, blasting the planets that orbit them. So it's not clear if we can extrapolate from the solar system. The program tests this hypothesis.