UniversitΓ€t Innsbruckπ Is there a "second Earth" out there? This question is at the heart of a feasibility study involving Stefan Kimeswenger from the University of Innsbruck. The team tested a setup designed to analyze #exoplanets for molecules such as water and oxygen. A giant flower-shaped satellite could serve as a βsunshadeβ in space.
π https://www.uibk.ac.at/en/newsroom/2026/sunshade-helps-in-the-search-for-a-second-earth/
π Paper in Nature Astronomy: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02787-9
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Sunshade helps in the search for a second Earth
An international research team including Stefan Kimeswenger, astrophysicist at the University of Innsbruck, has tested a new approach to studying Earth-like exoplanets. The idea is to combine a large, earth-based telescope with a "sunshade" orbiting in space.
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