The worlds next door: terrestrial exoplanets with the TOLIMAN space mission

隔壁的世界：TOLIMAN 太空任务中的类地系外行星

• 批准号: LP210200594
• 负责人: Prof Peter Tuthill
• 金额: $ 63.66万
• 依托单位: The University of Sydney
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2023-04-04 至 2026-04-03
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP210200594
• 关键词: worlds; next; door; terrestrial; exoplanets

This project aims to to explore our nearest neighbour star system, Alpha Centauri, for the first time probing for exoplanets with physical characteristics that resemble those of Earth. The finding of any such world, with the potential to support a biosphere like our own and lying only 4 light-years away, would profoundly alter our view of our place in the universe. The primary outcome of this project will be the design, construction, launch and operation of a novel and innovative space telescope: the TOLIMAN mission. This profoundly benefits the Australian space and university sectors, partnering them with international agencies to deliver marquee science with global impact: the search for our first stepping stone to interstellar space.

该项目旨在探索离我们最近的恒星系统——半人马座阿尔法星，首次探测具有类似地球物理特征的系外行星。如果发现任何这样的星球，它有可能支持像我们这样的生物圈，而且距离我们只有4光年远，那么它将深刻地改变我们对自己在宇宙中位置的看法。该项目的主要成果将是设计、建造、发射和操作一种新颖和创新的空间望远镜：TOLIMAN任务。这对澳大利亚的空间和大学部门大有裨益，使它们与国际机构合作，提供具有全球影响的重大科学成果：寻找我们进入星际空间的第一块踏脚石。