PLATO’s electronics ready for space
The European Space Agency’s terrestrial planet hunter PLATO has recently completed a series of key tests inside the Maxwell Test Chamber at ESTEC, demonstrating that…
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The “Treasure map” to find Earth’s twin revealed
Padua – Rome, 17 February 2026. The hunt for a “second Earth” enters today its most operational phase. The PLATO Mission…
First PLATO Long-duration Observation Phase (LOP) field selected
The Science Working Team has selected the first PLATO Long-duration Observation Phase (LOP) field. The name of the field is LOPS2 and its centre coordinates in the equatorial, galactic, and ecliptic reference frames are given in the Table below. LOPS2 field centre coordinates α [hms] 06:21:14.5 ICRS (J2000) δ [dms] -47:53:13 ICRS (J2000) l [deg] 255.9375 IAU 1958 b [deg]…
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