European satellite seeks new planets
In a quest to discover planets outside our solar system, a
European consortium of space organisations recently launched
the COROT satellite. A Soyuz rocket lifted the satellite from
Kazakhstan in a successful launch ushering in a new year of discovery.
COROT, a French National Space Agency (CNES)-led initiative
with several contributing European partners, is on a mission
to detect new planets and peer deep into the heart of stars.
COROT will fulfil its scientific objectives by inspecting
approximately 120 000 stars through its 30-centimetre telescope.
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