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Published online 22 December 2006 |
Nature
| doi:10.1038/news061218-16
Updated online: 27 December 2006
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Planet hunt ready for lift-off
COROT mission to find new worlds set for late-December launch.
A European mission to scan the skies for signs of other worlds is set to launch next week. The six-year mission will also measure ripples from stellar cores to find out what distant stars are made of.
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