The detection and characterisation of other Earths, planets with the physical conditions to hold liquid water and thus potential life-sustaining environments, is a Read more

ESPRESSO is a high-resolution, ultra-stable spectrograph designed and built by a consortium of 69 scientists from four countries,  Switzerland, Portugal, Spain and Italy. Read more

PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars mission), is an M3 ESA mission expected to be launched in 2026. It will survey the sky Read more

ARIEL, the Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey, is a space mission that will study what exoplanets are made of, how they formed and Read more

NIRPS (Near Infra-Red Planet Searcher) is a new high resolution spectrograph for the ESO-3.6m telescope in La Silla Observatory (Chile). It covers the Read more

The Characterising Exoplanet Satellite (CHEOPS) is the first mission dedicated to the characterization of exoplanets by means of ultra-high precision photometry on bright Read more

SPIRou is a near-infrared (nIR) spectropolarimeter / velocimeter for the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT). SPIRou aims in particular at becoming world-leader on two forefront Read more

ANDES is the planned high resolution optical and near-IR spectrograph for ESO’s ELT telescope. The instrument is being planned and designed by a Read more