1 00:00:07,780 --> 00:00:11,100 First Light for SPECULOOS 2 00:00:13,140 --> 00:00:22,000 A new quartet of planet-hunting telescopes is ready to begin operations at ESO's Paranal Observatory. 3 00:00:23,100 --> 00:00:30,640 The SPECULOOS project has made its first observations at a site in northern Chile... 4 00:00:32,100 --> 00:00:38,000 ...also home to ESO's Very Large Telescope. 5 00:00:40,140 --> 00:00:49,080 SPECULOOS, named after the delicious spiced biscuit, is the Search for habitable Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars. 6 00:00:50,860 --> 00:01:00,020 The project's four telescopes will search for Earth-like planets in the habitable zone of nearby brown dwarfs and ultra-cool stars. 7 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:09,720 With one thousand stars to study, astronomers expect to find a host of new planetary neighbours... 8 00:01:11,860 --> 00:01:18,780 ...and to learn more about these fascinating alien worlds. 9 00:01:20,260 --> 00:01:23,040 Transcribed by ESO; Translated by —