A new national facility at ESO’s La Silla Observatory has successfully made its first observations. The ExTrA telescopes will search for and study Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby red dwarf stars. ExTrA’s novel design allows for much improved sensitivity compared to previous searches. Astronomers now have a powerful new tool to help in the search for potentially habitable worlds.
The release, images and videos are available on:
https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1803/
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The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
24 January 2018
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