| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Research |
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| Series Title | Headlines |
| Series Details | 18.1.07 |
| Publication Date | 18/01/2007 |
| Content Type | News |
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In a quest to discover planets outside our solar system, a European consortium of space organisations recently launched the COROT satellite. A Soyuz rocket lifted the satellite from Kazakhstan in a successful launch ushering in a new year of discovery. COROT, a French National Space Agency (CNES)-led initiative with several contributing European partners, is on a mission to detect new planets and peer deep into the heart of stars. COROT will fulfil its scientific objectives by inspecting approximately 120 000 stars through its 30-centimetre telescope. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_07_01_18_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=3113 |
| Subject Categories | Culture, Education and Research |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
