The European Space Agency (ESA) said the data collected on this mission could help determine whether there is life elsewhere in the universe and whether there are other planets like Earth.
ESA on Tuesday (7/12) has released its plans to develop a new satellite that will be used to explore exoplanets, namely planets that are outside the solar system.
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This exploratory mission is the third time exploring an exoplanet that ESA has planned, collaborating with European aerospace company Airbus on its plans to build and develop the new satellite.
To date, the developed satellite named “Ariel”, short for Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey, will be launched in 2029. An exoplanet is a planet orbiting a star or stars outside our solar system.
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“Over four years, the Ariel satellite will collect data on about 1,000 exoplanets,” the ESA said in a statement, recently.
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