ERC Advanced Grant · 2024
One of the most significant discoveries of the past decades is the realization that there are more planets than stars in our Galaxy, with a planet diversity that has far surpassed our expectations. A major focus of 21st-century astronomy is the characterization of Earth-sized planets in the habitable zones (HZPs) around nearby M dwarfs and the search for possible biomarkers in their atmospheres. This is driving the development of advanced, dedicated space missions and ground-based Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs). These upcoming ELTs, equipped with instruments like the ANDES high-resolution spectrograph, aim to probe the atmospheres of HZPs in detail, moving beyond basic parameters to…
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