About

Exoplanets and their host stars are one of the most actual topics in contemporary astronomy. About 6000 known exoplanets and many thousands of candidates to be confirmed provide a reasonable statistical sample to derive conclusions about physical characteristics, chemical composition, and formation mechanisms of exoplanetary systems. Properties of planetary systems are intrinsically connected with their host stars. Many aspects of these intricate relations are not well known yet. Spectroscopy of exoplanet host stars is a powerful tool that allows to study interactions between planets and their host stars in more detail.

EXOHOST is a Twinning project that will develop excellence in the research of exoplanets and their host stars at Tartu Observatory (University of Tartu). Our partners are University College London (UCL), Uppsala University (UU), and Space Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OEAW).

Scientific data collected during this project will be publicly accessible. In addition, the activities and results of the project will be introduced to the general public in popular-scientific publications and various media channels.