COROT's exoplanet hunt update

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This artists view shows the COROT satellite consisting of a 30-centimetre space telescope launched on 27 December 2006. Credits: CNESD. Ducros
This artist's view shows the COROT satellite, consisting of a 30-centimetre space telescope launched on 27 December 2006. Credits: CNES/D. Ducros

Two new exoplanets and an unknown celestial object are the latest findings of the COROT mission. These discoveries mean that the mission has now found a total of four new exoplanets.


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