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The instrument will focus its search on rocky worlds, which are key targets for understanding how planets form and evolve, and are the most likely planets where life may develop. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220708085655/https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/lasilla/36/nirps/?lang" adhocenable="false">NIRPS</a> will search for these rocky exoplanets around small, cool<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220708085655/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_dwarf"> red dwarf stars</a> — the most common type of stars in our Milky Way galaxy, which have masses from about two to ten times smaller than our Sun.</p> </div> <div class="read_more_link" align="right"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220708085655/http://eso.org/sci/publications/announcements/sciann17506.html">Go to Announcement</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr_box"> <div class="pr_lead"> <div class="pr_list_image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220708085655/http://eso.org/sci/publications/announcements/sciann17504.html" target="_top"> <div style="background:center no-repeat url(https://web.archive.org/web/20220708085655im_/http://eso.org/sci/publications/announcements/sciann17504/_jcr_content/abstract/image.img.jpg/1657218871873.jpg);background-size:contain;width:122px;height:92px"></div> </a> </div> <div class="pr_list_text"> <h2 class="pr_headline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220708085655/http://eso.org/sci/publications/announcements/sciann17504.html">ESPRESSO Improved</a> </h2> <strong>Published: 07 Jul 2022</strong> <div class="teasertext"> <p>A major technical intervention was completed on <a adhocenable="false" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220708085655/https://www.eso.org/sci/facilities/paranal/instruments/espresso.html">ESPRESSO</a> in May to address the instrument stability and the detector system performances. 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