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Contribution to ARIEL Spectroscopy of Exoplanets
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<p>Contribution to ARIEL Spectroscopy of Exoplanets (CASE) is a detector subsystem contribution to an <a href="/facts/Infrared_spectroscopy/u1Hzx617">infrared spectrometer</a> instrument for the planned European <a href="/facts/ARIEL/wrFYrJFh">ARIEL</a> space telescope. It is being developed by <a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a> as a contribution to the <a href="/facts/European_Space_Agency/L8YRNV0C">European Space Agency</a> (ESA) project to add scientific capabilities to the space telescope to observe the chemical composition of the atmospheres of <a href="/facts/Exoplanet/zjfmqfUf">exoplanets</a>, as well exoplanetary <a href="/facts/Metalicity/nhhPqbYF">metallicities</a>. The ARIEL spacecraft with CASE on board is planned to launch in 2029. </p>