The PLATO mission: Discovering other planets fit for life - with Ana Heras and Alistair Winton

The PLATO mission: Discovering other planets fit for life - with Ana Heras and Alistair Winton

The PLATO mission from the European Space Agency is set to launch next year, and is hoping to identify thousands of exoplanets in our galaxy which could have the right conditions to support life.

Lead project scientist for the mission Ana Heras, and engineer Alistair Winton, join the podcast this month to explain the scientific aims of this mission. Discover the different methods that are used by astronomers to discover exoplanets, the role of the 26 cameras onboard the PLATO telescope, and what the data we obtain from PLATO will teach us.


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Producer and presenter: Lia Hale

Assistant producer: Teni Gomez

Music: Joseph Sandy

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