PLATO is the M3 class mission of the ESA Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 program dedicated to the detection and characterization of exoplanets. Tweets by the PMC.
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PLATO News by PMC retweeted
The *last milestone* before first Ariane 6 liftoff called the 'wet dress rehearsal' is complete! It was also the first time we could see our new rocket in all its glory, standing tall and proud on the launch pad 🤩 Target launch date: 9 July 2024🚀
Hats off to all the teams at @ESA, @ArianeGroup, @CNES and @Arianespace
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Participants to the ESP2024 PLATO meeting in Catania visiting @InafOact in #SerralaNave (Etna). In the picture the #Astri-Horn telescope, prototype of the SST @cta. 13/4/2024
Here the 1st camera on the PLATO Optical Bench.
13 cameras already delivered to the Prime, 2 more arriving next days! With contributions from 12 countries and coordination from ESA and INAF/ASI the 26 cameras are jewels of optical technology. 🇮🇹🇨🇭🇸🇪🇪🇸🇬🇧🇳🇴🇩🇪🇨🇿🇵🇹🇹🇩🇳🇱ESA
One lonely camera on @ESA_Plato’s optical bench🥹
Don’t worry! Soon it will be joined by 25 other cameras as OHB attaches them one by one in their facility in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.
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ALT Photograph of Plato’s optical bench in a cleanroom. The optical bench is black and has four rows of what looks like white cushions. One of these white slots holds a camera. The camera has a black cylindrical body with a white cone-shaped head.
Registration deadline is approaching: 30 April 2024! Registration lease take note!
Deadline for abstract submission is this March 29. #ESP2024 #waiting4you use the QR code for the conference website. @esascience @esa
Sylvain Breton talking about how we will get accurate stellar measurements from PLATO asteroseismology and other light curve variability. @InafOact
PLATO News by PMC retweeted
For the past 2 years I have chaired the Expert Team "moons of the giant Solar System planets" of @esa. We have now published the report, indicating Enceladus as top target for the search of habitable conditions and signatures of life. esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
Deadline for abstract submission is this March 29. #ESP2024 #waiting4you use the QR code for the conference website. @esascience @esa
The PLATO 26 Cameras result from the effort of researchers and engineers from ESA and institutes and industries in 12 countries. the Cam system is coordinated by INAF/ASI and ESA with support from KUL and OHB @esascience @mediainaf @AgenziaSpaziale @IvS_KULeuven @OHB_SE @ipanice
10 Camera Flight models ready for integration at the Oberpfaffenhofen site of OHB System AG in Munich. @esascience #namesunvailed
PLATO News by PMC retweeted
Deadline Monday March 4 for submitting abstracts! We're aiming at gathering experts of binary stars, asteroseismology, including theoreticians and observers to build up new projects.
PLATO News by PMC retweeted
We've confirmed 5,569 planets beyond our solar system so far. Some may have jewels blowing in their winds, others could have glass. We've detected burning clouds of black atmosphere and clouds made of quartz. Each is a marvel. go.nasa.gov/3Uaz0R0
ALT An infographic shows 5,569 confirmed exoplanets. 1912 are Neptune-size; 1772 are gas giants; 1679 are super-earths; 199 are terrestrial and 7 are an unknown type, meaning we don't have enough information to classify them
PLATO News by PMC retweeted
A noteworthy event … NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration and ESA - European Space Agency have discovered six planets all moving in synch together 100 light years away (but still within the Milky Way). The vastness and complexities of space still astonish me. Be inquisitive. Never stop learning. Never stop discovering.
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