Exoplanet Telescopes

The Kepler Space Telescope was launched in 2009 with the primary mission of discovering exoplanets using the transit method.

The Kepler Space Telescope uses the transit method to detect exoplanets. This method involves observing a star's brightness and looking for periodic dips in brightness caused by an exoplanet passing in front of the star.

TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) was launched in 2018 to continue the search for exoplanets using the transit method.

The James Webb Space Telescope is equipped with instruments that allow it to study the atmospheres of exoplanets, including their composition and temperature.

The radial velocity method involves measuring the slight changes in a star's velocity caused by the gravitational pull of an orbiting exoplanet.

OGLE (Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment) is a survey that uses the microlensing method to detect exoplanets.

The astrometry method involves measuring the tiny wobbles in a star's position caused by the gravitational pull of an orbiting exoplanet.

Gaia (Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics) is a space telescope that is used to study exoplanets using the astrometry method.

CHEOPS (Characterizing Exoplanet Satellite) is a space telescope that is designed to search for Earth-like exoplanets in the habitable zone of nearby stars.

The VLT (Very Large Telescope) is a set of four telescopes located in the Atacama Desert in Chile. It is used to study exoplanets using the direct imaging method.

ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey) is a space telescope that is designed to study the atmospheres of exoplanets using the transmission spectroscopy method.

MOST (Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars) is a space telescope that is used to study exoplanets using the occultation method.

WFIRST (Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope) is a space telescope that is designed to search for exoplanets around white dwarf stars.

The Subaru Telescope is a large ground-based telescope located in Hawaii. It is used to study exoplanets using the gravitational microlensing method.

JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) is a space telescope that is designed to study the atmospheres of exoplanets using the emission spectroscopy method.