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Old 10-March-2006, 07:37 PM
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The Corot mission will be launced by Russia's Soyuz-Fregat launcher at Baikonur






10 March 2006
Due for launch in 2006, Corot will be the first mission capable of detecting rocky planets outside our Solar System.
http://www.euronews.net/create_html....ge=space&lng=1
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMISENVGJE_index_0.html
This week EuroNews takes a closer look at this 30-centimetre diameter space telescope which will be able to detect tiny changes in brightness from nearby stars.
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