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A new measurement technique found at the frontier between Physics and Astronomy
The search for exoplanets will get to the next level with the detection and characterization of Earth-like planets. A new instrument in this quest is the ESPRESSO1 spectrograph.
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ESPRESSO makes ESO’s VLT the largest optical telescope in the world
The ESPRESSO spectrograph, partially built by Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), has used the combined light of all four of the 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes for the first... read more ❯
The next generation exoplanet hunter has arrived
The next-generation spectrograph ESPRESSO, whose construction was co-led by Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) is already operating at the Very Large Telescope.
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New planet hunter to be installed in La Silla Observatory
The new instrument, called NIRPS, will be installed in ESO's 3.6 meter telescope, and has the participation of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA).
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