Posts Tagged 'astronomy'
Plato readies for space-like tests
The European Space Agency’s mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets, Plato, is currently sealed in the Large Space Simulator (LSS) chamber at ESA’s Test Centre for…
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…
PLATO passes vibe check
PLATO successfully passed a first round of tests designed to ensure that the spacecraft is fit for launch. As this…
Completed PLATO spacecraft is ready for final tests
By fitting its sunshield and solar panels, engineers have completed the construction of Plato, the European Space Agency’s mission to discover…
PLATO spreads its wings
By fitting its sunshield and solar panels, engineers recently completed the construction of PLATO, the European Space Agency’s mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets. …
PLATO arrived at ESA’s test centre by boat
The European Space Agency’s PLATO spacecraft has safely arrived at ESTEC, ESA’s technical heart in the Netherlands. There, engineers will…
Plato’s eyes meet brain
On 11 June, engineers at OHB’s facilities in Germany joined together the two main parts of ESA’s Plato mission. They used a…
Planet hunter Plato to fly on Ariane 6
Today, the European Space Agency (ESA) Director of Science, Carole Mundell, ESA Director of Space Transportation, Toni Tolker-Nielsen, and Arianespace Chief Commercial…
First PLATO Camera
The activities to integrate PLATO’s cameras have started in OHB’s Space Centre & Optics facility in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. One by one the…
Ten Camera Flight Models ready for integration: names unveiled
How many earth-like planets orbit the habitable zone of solar-like stars? How planets form and evolve in their planetary systems?…
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