The STESSy Group is a research and development team of scientists and engineers based at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía–CSIC (Granada-Spain). It devotes its efforts to develop instruments for the exploration of our Solar System with the aim of obtaining scientific data. The analysis and interpretation of these data allow us to advance in the understanding of the nature of the planets, their satellites, and the small bodies.
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What set of instruments and wavelengths are best to study atmospheric flows in hot Jupiters
Similar to the planets in our Solar System, the atmospheres of exoplanets show complex winds and circulation patterns driven by planetary rotation and incoming heat from the host star. A particular class of large gas giant planets called hot Jupiters demonstrates incredibly strong winds, reaching several km/s, often in the form of an equatorial jet…
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Kallichore, an intriguing Jovian satellite: far from the Earth, closer to a JUICE fly-by!!!
An international team led by Juan Luis Rizos, a member of our group, has unveiled the first detailed portrait of Kallichore, one of Jupiter’s smallest and most elusive moons, opening the door to a possible close encounter by ESA’s JUICE spacecraft. Among Jupiter’s more than one hundred known moons, Kallichore has spent over two decades…
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New Spacecraft Interface Simulator (SiS#2) successfully welcome in the STESSy lab at IAA-CSIC !!
We are pleased to announce that Engineers (Fernando Álvarez, José M. Castro and Alvaro Mazuecos) (see Fig. 1) in the STESSy group have welcomed the Spacecraft Interface Simulator (SiS) installed and operational at our facilities. Fig.1: Fernando Álvarez, José M. Castro, SiS#2 and Álvaro Mazuecos (from left to right) This high-fidelity integrated equipment, built by…