VLT to Search for Planets in Alpha Centauri System

VLT to Search for Planets in Alpha Centauri System Munich, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2017 - ESO has signed an agreement with the Breakthrough Initiatives to adapt the Very Large Telescope instrumentation in Chile to conduct a search for planets in the nearby star system Alpha Centauri. Such planets could be the targets for an eventual launch of miniature space probes by the Breakthrough Starshot initiative. ESO, represented by the Director General, Tim de Zeeuw, has signed an agr ... more

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