Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP170103491

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP170103491

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Exploring the smallest exoplanets in the southern hemisphere with Veloce. This project aims to determine how common rocky terrestrial planets are amongst the stars near our Sun, and to discover potentially habitable planets which will be prime targets for space-based searches for biological signatures for decades to come. It will engage with NASA's next-generation planet discovery mission (TESS) which launches in 2017, and use Australian investments in astronomical infrastructure (the Veloce facility) to measure the masses and densities of planets that TESS discovers. The project will answer fundamental and existential questions for humanity – "Is our Earth a uniquely habitable environment in the Universe? Are we alone?"

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 30-03-2020

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $286,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Stellar Astronomy and Planetary Systems | Astronomical and Space Sciences | Galactic Astronomy | Astronomical and Space Instrumentation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences |

Other Keywords

Astronomical and Space Instrumentation | Astronomical and Space Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Galactic Astronomy | Stellar Astronomy and Planetary Systems

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