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Direct observation of planets beyond our Solar System is one of the most challenging tasks in modern physics and astronomy. When it comes to searching for worlds similar to Earth located within so-called "habitable zones" (where temperatures allow liquid water), researchers face two fundamental difficulties. The first is the colossal difference in brightness between a star and its planet. The second is the extremely small apparent angular separation between them. An Earth-like planet reflecting light can be up to one hundred million or even ten billion times fainter than its host star. Meanwhile, for an observer on Earth, both objects appear so close together that distinguishing them individually with conventional…