The CUTE Mission: Innovative Design EnablesObservations of Extreme Exoplanets from a SmallPackage

A satellite above planet Earth; the satellite consists of a rectangular box with four flat rectangular solar array panels attached. Of the approximately 5,500 exoplanets discovered to date, many have been found to orbit very close to their parent stars. These close-in planets provide a unique opportunity to observe […]

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