Investigation 2:

extRasolar lIfe by adVancing Imaging and
spEctRoscopy of exoeArth (RIVIERA) 

PIs: 

• Ewan Douglas, Steward Observatory, UArizona
• Mamadou N'Diaye, Observatoire de la Cote d’Azur, CNRS

Summary:

Future large telescopes to search for extraterrestrial life will benefit from precise wavefront control, freezing the “twinkling” of starlight and enabling stable high-contrast instruments to reveal faint rocky planets around nearby stars. We propose the development of active optics strategies for Earth analog imaging and spectroscopy with future observatories, positioning UA and CNRS at the forefront of future searches for life outside our solar system.