MINERVA-Australis: A dedicated southern hemisphere exoplanet observatory

一个专门的南半球系外行星天文台： 该项目旨在建造Minerva-Australia：一个南半球多望远镜阵列，非常适合于下一代空间任务将发现的太阳系外行星的关键后续行动。在接下来的十年里，下一代太空任务将带来大量新的行星发现。但追踪这些发现所需的精确度的地面仪器严重短缺。要了解这些行星的详细性质，需要专门的观测设施。这个机器人天文台扩展了微型系外行星径向速度阵列(Minerva)，旨在快速提供表征围绕明亮恒星运行的低质量行星的高精度数据。这一创新设施可能会让澳大利亚系外行星科学家在这项令人兴奋的新研究中发挥世界领先的作用。

A dedicated southern hemisphere exoplanet observatory: This project aims to build MINERVA-Australia: a Southern Hemisphere multi-telescope array ideally suited to the critical follow-up of extrasolar planets to be discovered by next-generation space missions. The next decade will see a wealth of new planet discoveries from next-generation space missions. But there is a severe shortage of ground-based instruments with the precision needed to follow up those discoveries. Understanding the detailed properties of these planets requires dedicated observational facilities. This robotic observatory expands the MINiature Exoplanet Radial Velocity Array (MINERVA) and is designed to rapidly deliver high-precision data characterising low-mass planets orbiting bright stars. This innovative facility may give Australian exoplanetary scientists a world-leading role in this exciting new research.