The first observations have been made using a groundbreaking new telescope that's hoped to detect the tiniest of distant planets. The Echelle SPectrograph for Rocky Exoplanet and Stable Spectroscopic Observations (ESPRESSO) lens, installed on the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Australia will, for the first time, enable scientists to study the light detected by multiple observatories. It can measure velocities of light up to the precision of a few centimetres per second, making it easier to search for new stellar bodies. ESPRESSO will also be able to test whether nature's physical constants have changed.
The first observations have been made using a groundbreaking new telescope that's hoped to detect the tiniest of distant planets. The Echelle SPectrograph for Rocky Exoplanet and Stable Spectroscopic Observations (ESPRESSO) lens, installed on the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile will, for the first time, enable scientists to study the light detected by multiple observatories. It can measure velocities of light up to the precision of a few centimetres per second, making it easier to search for new stellar bodies. ESPRESSO will also be able to test whether nature's physical constants have changed.