22/07/2026
Ready for launch. ✅
Our exoplanet hunter Plato has just passed its final major spacecraft test. Launching on Ariane 6 in 2027, it will search for Earth-like worlds around Sun-like stars and help us understand how common potentially habitable planets are in our galaxy.
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