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The worlds next door: Looking for habitable planets around Alpha Centauri

11.16.21 | University of Sydney

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Proposed TOLIMAN mission telescope design
Proposed TOLIMAN mission telescope design Credit: The University of Sydney

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Simulated view of Alpha Centauri via TOLIMAN telescope
A simulated view of what the TOLIMAN telescope could see of the Alpha Centauri binary through its diffractive pupil. Credit: Peter Tuthill/University of Sydney
TOLIMAN mission patch
TOLIMAN mission patch Credit: TOLIMAN/University of Sydney
GIF of a simulated view of Alpha Centauri system via TOLIMAN telescope
GIF of a simulated view of Alpha Centauri system via TOLIMAN telescope Credit: The University of Sydney
Professor Peter Tuthill
Project lead Professor Peter Tuthill from the University of Sydney. Credit: The University of Sydney

Keywords

Astrobiology Astronautics Astronauts Astronomy Exoplanetary Science Exoplanets Habitable Planets Habitable Zones Living In Space Planets Space Probes Space Research Stars

Contact Information

Marcus Strom
University of Sydney
marcus.strom@sydney.edu.au

How to Cite This Article

APA:
University of Sydney. (2021, November 16). The worlds next door: Looking for habitable planets around Alpha Centauri. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LVDDJ23L/the-worlds-next-door-looking-for-habitable-planets-around-alpha-centauri.html
MLA:
"The worlds next door: Looking for habitable planets around Alpha Centauri." Brightsurf News, Nov. 16 2021, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LVDDJ23L/the-worlds-next-door-looking-for-habitable-planets-around-alpha-centauri.html.