Exoplanet mission timeline - Ariel

The Ariel mission in the context of previous and future space missions dedicated to exoplanet science (top) and exoplanet-sensitive (bottom) mission.

Ariel, the Atmospheric Remote-Sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey mission, will perform a chemical census of a large and diverse sample of exoplanets by analysing their atmospheres in great detail.

Learn more about ESA's exoplanet fleet here