Planet hunter gets the silent treatment photo of the day for July 24, 2026
The European Space Agency's Plato spacecraft has successfully completed critical electromagnetic interference testing in a laboratory setting. The probe is designed to detect Earth-sized exoplanets by monitoring stellar transits and oscillations.
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A planet-hunting spacecraft named Plato just passed a series of critical tests as it prepares for the challenges of outer space.
Gleaming in the light of a laboratory, this box of electronics is actually the European Space Agency's Plato spacecraft sitting inside a special test chamber where it underwent critical tests ahead of its planned spaceflight.
The Plato (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) probe is designed to study terrestrial exoplanets , or rocky planets outside of our solar system that are Earth-sized or smaller.
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