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NIRPS, the red arm of HARPS
In association with the Canadians from the Montreal University and Brasilian colleagues from the Natal University, the Geneva Observatory and members of the NCCR PlanetS…
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To test the accuracy and stability of the CHEOPS photometer, a light source with a variability of less than the 20 ppm is required for…
Continue ReadingOptical bench of ESPRESSO has arrived
After the arrival of the vacuum vessel that was installed last October 2014 in a temporary clean room, it is now the turn of the…
Continue ReadingA planet disguised as a comet
Astronomers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and members of the NCCR -for National Centre of Competence in Research- PlanetS disco- vered an immense cloud…
Continue ReadingTen times better than HARPS
Developers and future users of ESPRESSO gathered in Geneva to discuss the challenges raised by the new instrument and its outstanding accuracy. By Pierre Bratschi,…
Continue ReadingOperation on HARPS’ open heart
In 10 years we have learned to improve the performance of optical fibers including giving them an octagonal shape. A team at the Geneva Observatory…
Continue ReadingThe spectrum of 51peg b 20 years after
51pegb: 20 years after its discovery, astronomers have managed to obtain its spectrum. Remarkable success of an international team of astronomers including members of…
Continue ReadingHot and stormy at high altitudes
Studying the atmosphere of an exoplanet, astronomers of the NCCR PlanetS derived a temperature profile with unprecedented precision. Their results are based on data collected…
Continue ReadingThe hunt for exo-Earth liveable is open.
The vacuum tank of ESPRESSO The Geneva observatory received the vacuum tank Stunned for Wins ESPRESSO, DE the new spectrometer which wholesale mlb jerseys should…
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