Ariel https://refractor.io/tag/ariel/ Ariel en-AU Sat, 14 Nov 2020 02:00:20 GMT Ariel mission to study exoplanet atmospheres enters implementation phase https://refractor.io/space/esa-ariel-exoplanet-atmosphere-implementation-phase/ Ariel will measure chemical fingerprints in the atmospheres of exoplanets as they pass in front of their host star

ESA has given the go-ahead for its Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey (Ariel) mission to progress out of the study phase and enter the implementation phase, with an industrial contractor to build the spacecraft to be chosen in mid-2021.

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]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2020 02:00:20 GMT https://refractor.io/space/esa-ariel-exoplanet-atmosphere-implementation-phase/ David Szondy