Ariel-IT: 5th national meeting on Ariel science

Session

Synergies and discussion

May 7, 2026, 11:00 AM

Fuligno Cenacle

14. The PLATO space mission and its products of relevance for Ariel

Dr Antonino Francesco Lanza (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

5/7/26, 11:00 AM

I shall briefly review the PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO), an M-class space mission of the European Space Agency that is due to launch in early 2027. It will observe a wide field in the Southern hemisphere for at least two years searching for transiting planets orbiting bright stars and aiming at a precise determination of their radius within 3-5%, of their mass within...

44. Synergies with HWO and LIFE

Giuseppina Micela (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

5/7/26, 11:25 AM

45. Synergies with HRMOS

Laura Magrini (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

5/7/26, 11:35 AM

I will discuss the design of the MOS spectrograph that will be proposed to VLT, highlighting its role in the detection of giant exoplanets in different environments.

46. Next steps

5/7/26, 11:45 AM