Meet the Experts: Extreme Life
Brief description: Microbial life is known to survive in all sorts of extreme environments by going into a dormant state. Could they have survived long
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Find out how Cheops, the CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite, is going to investigate distant planets orbiting stars other than the Sun to discover what these alien worlds are made of.
As part of its inspiring mission, Cheops will measure accurately the dimensions of small exoplanets – in the Earth- to Neptune-size range – of which we already know the mass in order to determine their densities. It will also observe hot Jupiter planets orbiting close to their parent stars to learn more about their atmosphere, and identify interesting targets for in-depth observations by future missions.
Brief description: Microbial life is known to survive in all sorts of extreme environments by going into a dormant state. Could they have survived long
Brief description: Join Paxi, ESA Education’s friendly alien mascot, on a trip beyond our Solar System to explore exoplanets. In this video, targeted at children
Brief description: Find out more about the exciting hack an exoplanet activity in the videos below featuring exoplanet experts Didier Queloz, 2019 Nobel Laureate in