The Search for Exoplanets
Don Pollacco (Queen’s University Belfast)
Since the first extra-solar planets were discovered more than a decade ago the subject has grown rapidly. While it is true to say planet discovery still dominates efforts, observations have become or will soon become sufficiently sophisticated to test models of planet structure and evolution.

In this talk we will discuss the current and planned ground/space based missions designed to discover and characterise extra-solar planets – emphasising the drive towards SuperEarths in the habitable zone.