Twinkle: a small satellite spectroscopy mission for the next phase of exoplanet science

I Stotesbury, B Edwards, JF Lavigne… - Space Telescopes …, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
With a focus on off-the-shelf components, Twinkle is the first in a series of cost competitive
small satellites managed and financed by Blue Skies Space Ltd. The satellite is based on a …

Terminus: A versatile simulator for space-based telescopes

B Edwards, I Stotesbury - The Astronomical Journal, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Space-based telescopes offer unparalleled opportunities for characterizing
exoplanets, solar system bodies, and stellar objects. However, observatories in low-Earth …

Original Research by Young Twinkle Students (ORBYTS): ephemeris refinement of transiting exoplanets

B Edwards, Q Changeat, KH Yip… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We report follow-up observations of transiting exoplanets that have either large uncertainties
(> 10 min) in their transit times or have not been observed for over 3 yr. A fully robotic ground …

Simulated SPHEREx spectra of asteroids and their implications for asteroid size and reflectance estimation

Ž Ivezić, V Ivezić, J Moeyens, CM Lisse, SJ Bus… - Icarus, 2022 - Elsevier
We describe the construction and analysis of simulated SPHEREx spectra of Main Belt and
Trojan asteroids. SPHEREx will deliver the first all-sky spectral survey at 96 spectral …

Twinkle: programme updates

I Stotesbury, L Bradley, BJ Wilcock… - Space Telescopes …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Twinkle is one of the first in a series of innovative science satellites managed and operated
by Blue Skies Space Ltd. The satellite design is based on a high-heritage Airbus platform …

Twinkle: a small satellite spectroscopy mission for the next phase of exoplanet science

D Wright - Proceedings of SPIE (International Society for …, 2022 - research.usq.edu.au
With a focus on off-the-shelf components, Twinkle is the first in a series of cost competitive
small satellites managed and financed by Blue Skies Space Ltd. The satellite is based on a …

Taxonomy and dynamics of small solar system body populations

TR Holt - 2021 - research.usq.edu.au
In the story of our Solar system, the captured, irregular satellites of the gas giants and the
Jovian Trojan swarms provide key records of the dynamical history. When investigating …

[PDF][PDF] Twinkle: A Space-Based Observatory for Visible and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

B Edwards, G Savini, G Tinetti, M Tessenyi… - Apophis T-9 Years …, 2020 - hou.usra.edu
Twinkle is a space-based observatory that has been conceived to measure the atmospheric
composition of exoplanets, study bright stars and brown dwarfs, and reveal the surface …