What we do
THIRSTEE is a ground-breaking project focusing on sub-Neptunes, a class of planets with masses and radii between those of Earth and Neptune.
Sub-Neptunes
Our work combines transit photometry and high-precision radial-velocity observations to determine the masses, compositions, and architectures of planetary systems, with the goal of understanding the origin and nature of the most common planets in the Galaxy.
FAQ
What THIRSTEE stands for?
Tracking Hydrates In Refined Sub-neptunes to Tackle their Emergence and Evolution.
Where is the research group based?
THIRSTEE is based at the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA), a center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).
How is it funded?
THIRSTEE is fully funded by an European Research Council‘s HORIZON Starting Grant (2026-2030).
How we do it?
A multi-technique approach combining transit, radial velocity and atmospheric characterisation data with a novel statistical framework that accounts for observational biases.
rluque@iaa.es