Total Solar Eclipse
Totality crosses Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain on 12 August 2026.
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About ESA PLATO Launch
PLATO (PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars) is a European Space Agency mission that will use 26 cameras to search for rocky planets around Sun-like stars, including in the zone where liquid water could exist.
ESA plans to launch PLATO on an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana in January 2027.
ESA has not announced the exact launch day. This countdown uses January 1, 2027, as a placeholder and will be updated when ESA sets the date.
Tags
- ESA
- PLATO
- exoplanets
- Ariane 6
- space telescope
Frequently asked questions
ESA plans to launch PLATO in January 2027. The exact day has not been announced.
An ESA space telescope that will search for rocky planets around Sun-like stars.
Ariane 6, from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
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ESA has announced January 2027 but not a specific day.
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How Many Days Until Total Solar Eclipse 2027
The total solar eclipse of Monday, August 2, 2027, reaches greatest eclipse at 10:07 UTC. Totality crosses southern Spain, North Africa and the Middle East, lasting up to about 6 minutes 23 seconds.
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