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New Telescope Hunts for Earth Sized Planets

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the do-you-see-what-i-see dept.

TENxOXR writes "The French-led Corot mission has taken off from Kazakhstan on a quest to find planets outside our Solar System. The space telescope will monitor about 120,000 stars for tiny dips in brightness that result from planets passing across their faces. The multinational mission will also study the stars directly to uncover more about their interior behavior."

2 of 104 comments (clear)

  1. Re:It's too easy by Hubertus_BigenD · · Score: 4, Funny

    The rocket used a new experimental fuel consisting of a blend of Human pubic hair and Gypsy tears.

  2. A time-saving tip by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 3, Funny

    They shouldn't bother looking for any Pluto-sized planets - there aren't any.

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