by Tanja Schumann | Nov 3, 2024 | All, Exoplanet Overview, Organisations
The “Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt” (DLR, translated as German Aerospace Center) is Germany’s national research center for aviation and space travel, as well as energy, traffic, digitization, and security. It has a main campus in located...
by Tanja Schumann | Aug 18, 2024 | Exoplanet Overview, History of exoplanet research
Early Speculation The possibility of other worlds out there has captivated humankind’s imagination for millennia, and there have always been individuals who were convinced that these worlds exist. Ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus wrote of “an infinite...
by Tanja Schumann | Aug 18, 2024 | Exoplanet Overview, Missions
Kepler is a NASA mission named after the German astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630). Like the previous and future space missions in search of exoplanets – CoRoT, TESS, CHEOPS and PLATO – Kepler uses the transit method. In order for a search for a tiny,...
by Tanja Schumann | Aug 1, 2024 | Evolution processes, Exoplanet Overview, Uncategorized
Most people know of tides from the seas on Earth, with sometimes significant differences between low tide and high tide. But tidal forces play a significant role in planetary science as well. Tidal forces can lead to a change in the planet’s orbit around its star...
by Tanja Schumann | Aug 1, 2024 | Exoplanet Overview, Missions
Prehistory One of the most successful methods for finding extrasolar planets is the transit method. When a planet passes in front of its star, it shadows it a little during this time. For an observer, the star is dimmed by a fraction. This phenomenon is repeated...
by Tanja Schumann | Jul 31, 2024 | Exoplanet Overview, Missions
ARIEL: Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey) ARIEL is an ESA space mission scheduled for launch in 2029. It is intended to determine the chemical composition and temperature profile in the atmospheres of many exoplanets, be they rocky planets or...