¿Sabías que.... 🌠 #ESAAriel es la primera misión dedicada a medir la composición química y los perfiles de temperatura atmosférica de cientos de exoplanetas
También estudiará cómo la estrella anfitriona de un exoplaneta influye en las condiciones de su propio planeta. 🚀✨
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Una volta che i due modelli funzioneranno correttamente, la missione passerà alla fase di revisione critica del progetto e, successivamente, verrà costruito il modello di volo effettivo che andrà nello spazio.
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Immagine artistica del satellite Ariel dell'ESA per l'esplorazione di esopianeti.
Il modello di verifica dell'avionica dimostrerà la funzionalità e le prestazioni dei sistemi elettronici e del software.
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Un collage di tre fotografie che mostrano l'assemblaggio del modello di un veicolo spaziale in una grande camera bianca. La prima immagine a sinistra mostra l'intero modello, con una persona accanto ad esso che è quasi della stessa altezza. La seconda immagine in alto a destra ingrandisce la parte superiore dello strumento scientifico simulato: una struttura circolare a ventaglio con una grande scatola rettangolare argentata sulla parte superiore. La terza immagine in basso a destra si concentra sulla parte inferiore del modello, che sembra una grande scatola rotonda argentata.
La costruzione è iniziata presso Airbus Defence and Space a Tolosa, in Francia, con l'assemblaggio del modello strutturale.
Tale modello è attualmente sottoposto a test ambientali per verificare che resista alle condizioni di lancio e spaziali.
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Alla fine del 2023, #ESAAriel ha ricevuto il via libera per passare dalla fase di progettazione a quella di costruzione.
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Rappresentazoine artistica della missione Ariel dell'ESA, qui raffigurata mentre studia l'atmosfera di un esopianeta che orbita attorno a un'altra stella. Il veicolo spaziale è posizionato in basso a sinistra, con un fascio colorato che raggiunge l'oggetto in alto a destra. Nell'immagine sono presenti altri quattro esopianeti.
#ESAAriel, una missione del programma #CosmicVision, è una delle tre missioni dell'ESA dedicate allo studio degli esopianeti. Il suo obiettivo? Esaminare le atmosfere di un migliaio di questi pianeti, che vanno dai pianeti rocciosi ai giganti gassosi.
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Ariel will study exoplanets as individuals, and as groups with similar characteristics in much more detail than ever before.
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A #CosmicVision mission, #ESAAriel is one of three ESA missions dedicated to studying exoplanets.
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A collage of three photographs that show the assembly of the model of a spacecraft in a large white hall. The first image on the left shows the entire model, with a person next to it who is nearly equal in height. The second image on the upper right zooms in on the top part of the mock science instrument: a circular fan-like structure with a big rectangular silver box on top. The third image on the lower right focuses on the bottom of the model, which looks like a large round silver box.
At the end of 2023, #ESAAriel received the go to move from the drawing board to the construction phase.
Construction started at Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse with the assembly of the structural model, which is undergoing environmental tests for launch & space conditions.
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An illustration of the L2 point showing the distance between the L2 and the Earth (1.5 million km), compared to the distance between Earth and the Sun (150 million km).
#ESAAriel is expected to launch on an Ariane 6 in 2029. Its final destination is the Sun-Earth Lagrange point 2, 1.5 million km beyond Earth in the direction away from the Sun.
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Artist's impression of the star HD 93396 and its hot Jupiter planet, KELT-11b.
#ESAAriel is the first mission dedicated to measuring the chemical make-up and atmospheric temperature profiles of hundreds of exoplanets.
It will also explore how an exoplanet’s host star shapes conditions on the planet itself.
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Artist impression of hot gaseous exoplanets. We see five columns, each comprising of five exoplanets of different sizes and colours.
Through this large-scale survey #ESAAriel will help us understand the link between the characteristics of a planet & those of its parent star.
Ariel will study exoplanets as individuals, and as groups with similar characteristics in much more detail than ever before.
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This is an artist's impression of ESA’s mission Ariel, shown here to study the atmosphere of an exoplanet orbiting another star. Four other exoplanets are visible in the image.
A #CosmicVision mission, #ESAAriel is one of three ESA missions dedicated to studying exoplanets.
Its goal? Inspect the atmospheres of a thousand such planets, ranging from rocky planets to gas giants.
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Nuestra misión #ESAAriel arrojará luz sobre el extraordinario mundo de los exoplanetas. Estudiará:
🌡️ cómo cambia la temperatura en la atmósfera de los exoplanetas
☁️ de qué están hechas las nubes de los exoplanetas
🐣 cómo es el interior de los exoplanetas y mucho más
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Our #ESAAriel mission will shine a light on the extraordinary world of exoplanets. The mission will study:
🌡️ how temperature changes in the atmosphere of exoplanets
☁️ what exoplanets' clouds are made of
🐣 what are the interiors of exoplanets like & more
More info 👉 esa.int/ariel
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La mission #ESAAriel étudiera pas moins de 1000 exoplanètes de notre galaxie.
Ses observations nous en diront plus sur :
✅ la composition de leur atmosphère
✅ la présence de nuages
✅ les changements de conditions météorologiques
RDV sur esa.int/ariel pour en savoir plus...🔭
A few more years till #ESAAriel brings us exciting new exoplanets atmosphere science. 🔭🚀
Illustration of the Ariel spacecraft in space, created in hues of red. The graphic reads: Science & Exploration. Ariel. Analysing exoplanet atmospheres
#ESAAriel will study no less than 1000 exoplanets in our galaxy.
Its observations will tell us more about:
✅ the ingredients of exoplanets' atmospheres
✅ the presence of clouds
✅ weather conditions changes
Discover more at esa.int/ariel 🔭
This is an artist's impression of ESA’s mission Ariel, shown here to study the atmosphere of an exoplanet orbiting another star. Four other exoplanets are visible in the image. Credit: ESA
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) provides the cryo-harness for the #ESAAriel medium-resolution infrared spectrometer, which will study the atmospheres of exoplanets.
CSA also provides the telescope sub-systems of the payload, while @mcgill.ca is part of the Science Team. 7/
