The SPECULOOS (Search for Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars) project aims to detect terrestrial planets eclipsing some of the smallest and coolest stars of the solar neighborhood.
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SPECULOOS - The Hunt For Exoplanets Is Getting A New Set Of Eyes
The SPECULOOS project - Search for habitable Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars - aims to detect terrestrial planets eclipsing some of the smallest and coolest stars of the solar neighborhood.
