MASCARA, New Exoplanet-Hunting Instrument, Will Help Scientists Scan Entire Sky

A new exoplanet-hunting instrument, MASCARA (Multi-site All-Sky CAmeRA), will help scientists observe the entire sky in their search for habitable planets. The MASCARA station is located at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, where it will enable scientists to discover star systems with exoplanets similar to Earth by their size.