Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP210200594
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
The worlds next door: terrestrial exoplanets with the TOLIMAN space mission. This project aims to to explore our nearest neighbour star system, Alpha Centauri, for the first time probing for exoplanets with physical characteristics that resemble those of Earth. The finding of any such world, with the potential to support a biosphere like our own and lying only 4 light-years away, would profoundly alter our view of our place in the universe. The primary outcome of this project will be the design, construction, launch and operation of a novel and innovative space telescope: the TOLIMAN mission. This profoundly benefits the Australian space and university sectors, partnering them with international agencies to deliver marquee science with global impact: the search for our first stepping stone to interstellar space.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 04-2023
End Date: 04-2026
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $885,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Astrobiology | Astronomical and Space Sciences | Image Processing | Astronomical and Space Instrumentation
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Expanding Knowledge in the Information and Computing Sciences |
