PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars)

PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) is a space telescope developed by the European Space Agency to find and study Earth-like planets around other stars. It detects small dips in starlight caused by planets passing in front of their stars—a technique called transits. Additionally, PLATO analyzes stellar brightness variations to understand star properties and internal processes. By combining these methods, PLATO aims to discover potentially habitable exoplanets and improve our understanding of how stars and planets form and evolve in our galaxy.