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France’s COROT Satellite Is a New Kind of Space Telescope

This is the second article in our examination of the newly-emerging science of exoplanet detection and study.  Last week, we took a look at NASA’s Kepler telescope, which recently completed its first impressive year of service.  (That article is still … Continue reading

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NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope Has Found Five Exoplanets in the First Year of Its Mission

NASA’s Kepler space telescope just had its first birthday.  Launched on March 6, 2009, this satellite is the first telescope capable of detecting planets as small as Earth orbiting other stars.  While it hasn’t found any of those yet, its … Continue reading

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