Europe’s ambitious exoplanet observatory is rapidly taking shape as engineers have successfully mounted 24 of the 26 specialized cameras that will serve as the mission’s eyes on the universe. The European Space Agency’s Plato (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) spacecraft, designed to search for Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars, has reached a critical milestone … Read more
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