ARIEL to examine hot planets
Submit on Thursday, July 16th, 2015 22:57
A European mission is being planned to answer fundamental questions about how planetary systems form and evolve. ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote-Sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey) will investigate the atmospheres of several hundred planets orbiting distant stars. It is one of three candidate missions selected last month by the European Space Agency (ESA) for its next medium-class science mission, due for launch in 2026 aboard an Ariane 6-2.
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