CHEOPS space telescope ready for scientific operation
(PHYSorg.com Space & Earth)

CHEOPS has reached its next milestone: Following extensive tests in Earth`s orbit, some of which the mission team was forced to carry out from home due to the coronavirus crisis, the space telescope has been declared ready for science. CHEOPS stands for `CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite,` and has the purpose of investigating known exoplanets to determine, among other things, whether they have conditions that are hospitable to life.