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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."

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  1. even if... by FudRucker · · Score: 3, Insightful

    even if a planet was found that could support life we will never be able to get there, at least not until "Faster than light-speed" space travel is possible, will i highly doubt will ever happen...

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  2. Two words, plus slashdot by silentounce · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Generation ship

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