Stars are essential to our understanding of the universe. Accurate characterisation of their properties requires that we have access to precise data and Read more

Are there other Earths in the Galaxy? What do they look like? Even though we have never been closer to answering these important Read more

Advances in stellar interiors physics and evolution have been made possible by asteroseismology, the study of stars by the observation of their natural, Read more

There are at least 100 billion brown dwarfs and rogue planets in our galaxy. Several theories related to processes of their formation have Read more

The determination of accurate and precise stellar parameters and chemical abundances of M dwarfs is of prime importance to the study of Galactic Read more

Stellar brightness variations result from the contribution of different stellar phenomena at different timescales. For solar-type stars, at long timescales the brightness variations Read more

The last decade has witnessed a dramatic advance in stellar physics research driven by exquisite space-based seismic data now available for thousands of Read more

Cheops is the first ESA mission dedicated to the characterization of known transiting exoplanets by means of ultra-high-precision photometry of bright stars. Data Read more

New insights on stellar interiors physics and evolution are being made possible by asteroseismology, the study of stars by means of their natural Read more