Join Plato’s Find-a-New-Earth Art Challenge

19 May 2026

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Guest Observers Programme: AO-1 Call Now Open

07 April 2026

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EAS 2026 Special Session: Preparing for PLATO's Science Data

20 February 2026

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PLATO Input Catalogue release news

17 February 2026

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Plato spacecraft passes vibration tests

15 January 2026

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Completed Plato spacecraft is ready for final tests

09 October 2025

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Plato spreads its wings

09 October 2025

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Plato arrives at ESTEC by boat

11 September 2025

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Plato's eyes meet brain

30 June 2025

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Plato grows its many eyes

08 May 2025

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First Plato camera integrated in the Payload Module

11 June 2024

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Plato, ESA’s planet hunter, advances to next stage

05 March 2024

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First observation field selected

03 July 2023

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Announcement of Opportunity for a Community Scientist in the PLATO mission

12 October 2022

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Plato's cave

01 June 2022

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Plato exoplanet mission gets green light for next phase

14 January 2022

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Planet-hunting eye of Plato: ESA Technology image of the week

05 March 2021

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Delivery of first detectors for PLATO's exoplanet mission

11 April 2019

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Construction of Europe's exoplanet hunter PLATO begins

04 October 2018

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Questions about the PLATO mission or its Guest Observers Programme? Please contact our PLATO Helpdesk. This will connect you with our PLATO Science Operations Centre and technical specialists from our PLATO Mission Consortium, and our team will be happy to assist you. This website was last updated on 20 May 2026.