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Sun and other planets
Newly discovered planet could hold water
 
18 March 2010   The Corot satellite strikes again with another fascinating planet discovery. This time, the newly discovered gas giant planet may have an interior that closely resembles those of Jupiter and Saturn in our own Solar System.
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COROT update
 
23 April 2009   Following an anomaly that occurred on 8 March this year, COROT has resumed scientific observations at the beginning of April.
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Planet transit in front of a star
COROT discovers smallest exoplanet yet, with a surface to walk on
 
3 February 2009   COROT has found the smallest terrestrial planet ever detected outside the Solar System. The amazing planet is less than twice the size of Earth and orbits a Sun-like star. Its temperature is so high that it is possibly covered in lava or water vapour.
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23 October 2008   COROT directly sees ‘Sun-quakes’ in other stars for the first time
6 October 2008   COROT discovery stirs exoplanet classification rethink
24 July 2008   COROT finds exoplanet orbiting Sun-like star
29 May 2008   ESA‘s roadmap to Earth-like planets
21 May 2008   Exoplanet hunt update
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