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Europe goes searching for rocky planets
10-26-2006 · European Space Agency (ESA)The COROT space telescope is proceeding smoothly towards its launch in December 2006. Once in orbit, COROT will become the first spacecraft devoted to the search for rocky planets, similar to our own Earth.
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