Jonas Frey — NCCR PlanetS

Hints of a possible atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet

08/05/2024 Jonas Frey No comments

Researchers using NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope may have detected an atmosphere surrounding 55 Cancri e, a rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth. This is the best evidence to date for a rocky planet atmosphere outside our solar system. Brice-Olivier Demory, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Bern and member of the the National […]

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19/10/2022 Jonas Frey No comments

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MSc project – Laboratory simulations of the influence of interior composition on exoplanetary atmospheres

22/10/2020 Jonas Frey No comments

Original Content – https://sirop.org/app/7496d233-5832-4519-9367-1617972b92c7 Observations of exoplanet atmospheres provide information as to their composition. In order to link these signatures to their interiors, this project employs high temperature/high pressure experiments to determine the likely compositions of their mantles and atmospheres formed from their evaporation Keywords: Exoplanet, interior, evaporation, atmosphere, experiment, high temperature, high pressure, mantle, […]

CHEOPS space telescope ready for scientific operation

16/04/2020 Jonas Frey No comments

CHEOPS has reached its next milestone: Following extensive tests in Earth’s orbit, some of which the mission team was forced to carry out from home due to the coronavirus crisis, the space telescope has been declared ready for science. CHEOPS stands for “CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite”, and has the purpose of investigating known exoplanets to determine, […]

CHEOPS space telescope takes its first pictures

07/02/2020 Jonas Frey No comments

Next milestone in the commissioning of CHEOPS: After the successful opening of the space telescope cover on January 29, 2020, CHEOPS has now taken its first images of the sky. CHEOPS is a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Switzerland, led by the University of Bern, in collaboration with the University of […]

Cheops launch preparations

05/02/2020 Jonas Frey No comments

Last Wednesday, the CHEOPS team could successfully open the lid of the space telescope. How CHEOPS’ fantastic journey on board a Soyuz rocket began is shown in this time-lapse video!

Acknowledgment in publications

31/01/2020 Jonas Frey No comments

Please use one of the following sentences at the end of your papers: If the work you publish has been funded through Phase 3 but not through Phase 2: “This work has been carried out within the framework of the National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation […]

Cover of CHEOPS Space Telescope Open

29/01/2020 Jonas Frey No comments

Decisive moment for the CHEOPS space telescope: The cover was opened as intended on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 7:38 am. CHEOPS is now being tested for precision and the first images are being produced. CHEOPS is a joint mission of ESA and Switzerland, led by the University of Bern, in collaboration with the University […]

Opening of the CHEOPS cover delayed by a few days

24/01/2020 Jonas Frey No comments

The cover of the CHEOPS space telescope was scheduled to be opened on Monday, January 27, 2020. The date is being pushed back by a few days because several tests are being repeated. The CHEOPS space telescope has been orbiting the Earth at an altitude of 700 kilometers since its launch on December 18, 2019. […]