ESA Science & Technology - CHEOPS
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Announcements
Announcements
CHEOPS AO-2 Programmes
Observing time on CHEOPS in the Guest Observers Programme has been awarded to nine proposals received in response to the CHEOPS second Announcement of Opportunity (AO-2).
CHEOPS Discretionary Programme is now open
Proposals are invited for the CHEOPS Discretionary Programme, an element of the Guest Observers Programme which enables scientists to propose observations of individual targets that have been discovered, or declared to be of high scientific merit, since the close of AO-1 back in mid-May 2019.
News
News
ESA's exoplanet watcher CHEOPS reveals unique planetary system
ESA's exoplanet mission CHEOPS has revealed a unique planetary system consisting of six exoplanets, five of which are locked in a rare rhythmic dance as they orbit their central star. The sizes and masses of the planets, however, don't follow such an orderly pattern.
First results from CHEOPS: ESA's exoplanet observer reveals extreme alien world
ESA's new exoplanet mission, CHEOPS, has found a nearby planetary system to contain one of the hottest and most extreme extra-solar planets known to date: WASP-189 b. The finding, the very first from the mission, demonstrates CHEOPS' unique ability to shed light on the Universe around us by revealing the secrets of these alien worlds.
CHEOPS observes its first exoplanets and is ready for science
CHEOPS, ESA's new exoplanet mission, has successfully completed its almost three months of in-orbit commissioning, exceeding expectations for its performance.
CHEOPS launch
CHEOPS launch
CHEOPS launch media kit
Download this interactive media kit to learn more about the launch of CHEOPS and the science goals of the mission.