How Europe's CHEOPS satellite will improve the hunt for exoplanets
- Written by Jason Steffen, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Artist's impression of CHEOPS in orbit above Earth. In this view the satellite's telescope cover is closed.ESA / ATG medialabWhile the planet has been on lockdown the last two months, a new space telescope called CHEOPS opened its eyes, took its first pictures of the heavens and is now open for business.
The CHEOPS mission adds a unique twist in...
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