COROT discovers its first exoplanet and catches scientists by surprise
COROT has provided its first image of a giant planet orbiting another star and the first bit of ‘seismic’ information on a far away, Sun-like star, with unexpected accuracy.
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Exoplanet hunt update
Two new exoplanets and an unknown celestial object are the latest findings of the COROT mission. These discoveries mean that the mission has now found a total of four new exoplanets.
ESA‘s roadmap to Earth-like planets
ESA is launching a new initiative to develop a roadmap for finding Earth-like planets. Searching for rocky planets around other stars, in the hopes of finding an Earth-like world, is a top scientific goal in ESA's Cosmic Vision programme.
COROT finds exoplanet orbiting Sun-like star
A team of European scientists working with COROT have discovered an exoplanet orbiting a star slightly more massive than the Sun. After just 555 days in orbit, the mission has now observed more than 50 000 stars and is adding significantly to our knowledge of the fundamental workings of stars.
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COROT overview
Newly discovered planet could hold water
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.
COROT discovers its first exoplanet and catches scientists by surprise
COROT has provided its first image of a giant planet orbiting another star and the first bit of ‘seismic’ information on a far away, Sun-like star, with unexpected accuracy.
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COROT overview
COROT at CNES
ESA's exoplanet missions
One of the central questions of ESA’s Cosmic Vision is: “What are the conditions for planet formation and the emergence of life?” ESA’s past, present and future exoplanet missions are designed to tackle this question.
What are exoplanets?
An exoplanet is a planet outside our own Solar System, sometimes referred to as an extrasolar planet.
