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    A resonant sextuplet of sub-Neptunes transiting the bright star HD 110067

    Planets with radii between that of the Earth and Neptune (hereafter referred to as ‘sub-Neptunes’) are found in close-in orbits around more than half of all Sun-like stars1,2. However, their composition, formatio...

    R. Luque, H. P. Osborn, A. Leleu, E. Pallé, A. Bonfanti, O. Barragán in Nature (2023)

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    The CHEOPS mission

    The CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (CHEOPS) was selected on October 19, 2012, as the first small mission (S-mission) in the ESA Science Programme and successfully launched on December 18, 2019, as a second...

    W. Benz, C. Broeg, A. Fortier, N. Rando, T. Beck, M. Beck in Experimental Astronomy (2021)

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    Space-based infrared interferometry to study exoplanetary atmospheres

    The quest for other habitable worlds and the search for life among them are major goals of modern astronomy. One way to make progress towards these goals is to obtain high-quality spectra of a large number of ...

    D. Defrère, A. Léger, O. Absil, C. Beichman, B. Biller in Experimental Astronomy (2018)

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    The PLATO 2.0 mission

    PLATO 2.0 has recently been selected for ESA’s M3 launch opportunity (2022/24). Providing accurate key planet parameters (radius, mass, density and age) in statistical numbers, it addresses fundamental questio...

    H. Rauer, C. Catala, C. Aerts, T. Appourchaux, W. Benz in Experimental Astronomy (2014)

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    Transiting exoplanets from the CoRoT space mission Resolving the nature of transit candidates for the LRa03 and SRa03 fields

    CoRoT is a space telescope which aims at studying internal structure of stars and detecting extrasolar planets. We present here a list of transits detected in the light curves of stars ob...

    C. Cavarroc, C. Moutou, D. Gandolfi, B. Tingley in Astrophysics and Space Science (2012)

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    Erratum to: “Exoplanet discoveries with the CoRoT space observatory”

    H. Lammer, R. Dvorak, M. Deleuil, P. Barge, H. J. Deeg, C. Moutou in Solar System Research (2011)

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    Exoplanet discoveries with the CoRoT space observatory

    The CoRoT space observatory is a project which is led by the French space agency CNES and leading space research institutes in Austria, Brazil, Belgium, Germany and Spain and also the European Space Agency ESA...

    H. Lammer, R. Dvorak, M. Deleuil, P. Barge, H. J. Deeg, C. Moutou in Solar System Research (2010)

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    Exoplanet status report: Observation, characterization and evolution of exoplanets and their host stars

    After the discovery of more than 400 planets beyond our Solar System, the characterization of exoplanets as well as their host stars can be considered as one of the fastest growing fields in space science duri...

    H. Lammer, A. Hanslmeier, J. Schneider, I. K. Stateva in Solar System Research (2010)

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    A transiting giant planet with a temperature between 250 K and 430 K

    About 70 of the more than 400 known extrasolar planets transit their central star, making it possible to observe their atmospheres and determine various key parameters. The transiting extra-solar planets so fa...

    H. J. Deeg, C. Moutou, A. Erikson, Sz. Csizmadia, B. Tingley, P. Barge, H. Bruntt in Nature (2010)

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    GENIE: a Ground-Based European Nulling Instrument at ESO Very Large Telescope Interferometer

    Darwin is one of the most challenging space projects ever considered by the European Space Agency (ESA). Its principal objectives are to detect Earth-like planets around nearby stars, to analyze the compositio...

    P. Gondoin, R. den Hartog, M. Fridlund in The Power of Optical/IR Interferometry: Re… (2008)

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    Earth-like Exoplanets. Darwin: Stellar Targets and Precursor Science

    Advances in instrumentation have made it possible to study sunspots with unprecedented detail. New capabilities include imaging observations at a resolution of 0._1 (70 km on the sun), spectroscopy at 0._2, and ...

    C. Eiroa, M. Fridlund, L. Kaltennegger, A. Stankov in Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics IV (2007)

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    GENIE – The Darwin demonstrator

    Darwin is a cornerstone mission of the Horizons 2000+ program of the European Space Agency. It has the express purpose of carrying out the first direct search for terrestrial exoplanets, and to achieve unpreceden...

    M. Fridlund, Ph. Gondoin in Astrophysics and Space Science (2003)

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    Procuring Products and Power: Develo** International Competitiveness in Swedish Electrotechnology and Electric Power

    Competitiveness comes in mysterious ways. Today, the Swedish state, through its power utility, Vattenfall, is a competitor on the European power market and the private Swedish-Swiss firm, ASEA Brown Boveri (AB...

    M. Fridlund in Public Technology Procurement and Innovation (2000)

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    Switching Relations and Trajectories: The Development Procurement of the Axe Swedish Switching Technology

    The case study treats the Swedish Public Technology Procurement of the AXE telephone switch, 1954-1980. This electronic computerised switching system was developed by the semi-public company, Ellemtel, for the...

    M. Fridlund in Public Technology Procurement and Innovation (2000)