Trappist (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope) will study exoplanets by measuring at high precision the "brightness dips" that can be caused by objects transiting (passing in front of) their parent star.
"Eso's La Silla Observatory on the outskirts of the Atacama Desert is certainly one of the best astronomical sites in the world, " said Michael Gillon, who leads the exoplanet survey for Trappist.
Recent reports that Abbey Saint Sixtus, the Trappist monastery at Westvleteren in Belgium, might boost production of its much-cherished beer and sell it through supermarket channels led to the consumption of considerable bandwidth on beer discussion boards.