EXOPLANETS 629 June - 03 July 2026, Porto, Portugal
Exoplanet research is experiencing exciting times. Space missions and cutting-edge ground-based instruments are continually uncovering new populations of planets and enabling their detailed characterization. Along with advancements in theoretical models, these discoveries are providing unprecedented insights into the processes of planet formation and evolution, while also revealing the interiors and atmospheres of these distant worlds.
In 2026, the PLATO mission will be launched, marking the beginning of a new chapter in this quest. Shortly after, missions like Roman and ARIEL, alongside the first generation of extremely large telescopes, will further complement this exploration. Together with current instruments and missions such as JWST and Gaia, a new window will open allowing a unique view into the diversity and properties of exoplanets, from hot giant planets to cool neptunes and rocky worlds. The stage is set to pursue one of the holy grails in the field: detecting and characterizing Earth-like planets, including searching for potential bio-signatures, and understanding their frequency in the Galaxy.
It is in this context that we invite the entire exoplanet community to join us in Porto for Exoplanets 6. The conference will take place in Porto, Portugal, between the 29th of June and the 3rd of July 2026, and cover all state-of-the-art aspects of exoplanet science, including:
- Present day results of exoplanet research
- The detailed characterization of exoplanets and exoplanetary systems: architecture, interior models, atmospheres, astrobiology
- Next steps towards the detection of the lowest mass/smallest exoplanets: the methods and main the challenges (data analysis, improved treatment of astrophysical variability and instrumentation-based systematics)
For inquiries email
exoplanets6@iastro.pt.
Scientific Organizing CommitteeAndrew Collier Cameron (St. Andrews, UK)
Christiane Helling (IWF ÖAW & TU Graz, Graz, Austria)
Francesco Pepe (Observatoire de Genève, Switzerland)
Gael Chauvin (Observatoire Côte D'Azur, France)
Gijs Mulders (Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile)
Heike Rauer (DLR, Germany)
Ian Crossfield (Kansas University, USA)
Ignas Snellen (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
James Owen (Imperial College, UK)
Jason Steffen (University of Nevada, USA)
Jennifer Burt (JPL, USA)
Kevin Heng (Ludwig Maximilian University, Germany)
M. Delleuil (LAM, France)
Melinda Soares-Furtado (University of Wisconsin, USA)
Monika Lendl (Observatoire de Genève, Switzerland)
Nick Cowan (McGill University, Canada)
Nuno Santos (IA/Universidade do Porto, Portugal) - co-chair
Sara Seager (MIT, USA)
Sérgio Sousa (IA, Porto) - co-chair
Suzanne Aigrain (University of Oxford, UK)
Teruyuki Hirano (NAOJ, Japan)
Local Organizing CommitteeAfonso Mota
Alba Barka
Ana Rita Silva
André Silva
Bárbara Oliveira
Carmen San Nicolas Martinez
Eduardo Cristo
Elsa Silva
Jennifer Peralta
José Rodrigues
Manuel Monteiro
Marta Cortesão
Nuno C. Santos (co-chair)
Pedro Branco
Sérgio Sousa (co-chair)
Telmo Monteiro
William Dethier
Yuri Damasceno
