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Space telescope spots new planet
By Rebecca Morelle
Science reporter, BBC News
Artist’s concept: Planet crosses in front of star (Esa)
, A planet is seen as it transits a star
The French-led Corot mission has spied its first planet – a very hot world bigger than Jupiter – passing in front of a far-off star.
The spacecraft was launched on 27 December last year and is the first to hunt for Earth-like planets from space.
Corot scientists said to find a planet so early on “significantly exceeded pre-launch expectations”.
The new body is called Corot-exo-1b and can be found 1,500 light-years away in the constellation of Monoceros.
Corot hunts for planets by monitoring stars for tiny dips in brightness that result from objects transiting their faces…….more
