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LIFE Team shines at BEACON conference
May 16, 2023
The Biennial European Astrobiology Conference (BEACON) serves as a gathering point for scientists and experts in the Astrobiology field from Europe and beyond. During the latest conference, held on La Palma Island (Canary Islands, Spain) from May, 8th to 12th 2023, the LIFE Team made significant contributions, which we highlight here.
Funding secured for NICE experiment
April 20, 2023
The Swiss government will contribute nearly three million euros to support the NICE (Nulling Interferometer Cryogenic Experiment) project as part of PRODEX (PROgramme de Développement d’EXpériences scientifiques), a European Space Agency (ESA) programme.
LIFE featured at NCCR PlanetS General Assembly
April 20, 2023
During this year's general assembly of the Swiss National Competence Center for Research (NCCR) 'PlanetS', LIFE was featured at various occasions. On Monday during the main session Sascha Quanz pitched our concept as one of the possible…
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A telescope fleet designed to study nearby worlds
[Astronomy] LIFE would use multiple satellites flying in formation to separate the faint thermal glow of rocky planets from the overwhelming light of their host stars.