The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) have established a partnership for exoplanet research in response to the recommendation of the Astro2010 Decadal Survey that "NASA and NSF should support an aggressive program of ground-based high-precision radial velocity surveys of nearby stars in order to validate and characterize exoplanet candidates."
NN-EXPLORE comprises three main components:
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The NEID spectrograph is being commissioned on the 3.5-meter WIYN telescope on Kitt Peak, Arizona with opportunities for guest observing on WIYN.
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Radial velocity observing time in the southern hemisphere is available for US institutions on SMARTS/Chiron, AAT/Veloce and MINERVA-Australis.
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NASA is pursuing a new Initiative in Extreme Precision Radial Velocity (EPRV)
NN-EXPLORE Points of Contact
Dr. Douglas Hudgins
Exoplanet Exploration Program Scientist
Astrophysics Division
Science Mission Directorate
NASA Headquarters
Washington, DC 20546-0001
Tel: 202-358-0988
Email: douglas.m.hudgins@nasa.gov
Dr. James Neff
Program Director Division of Astronomical Sciences National Science Foundation
201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1045
Arlington, VA 22230
Tel: 703-292-2475
Email: jneff@nsf.gov