Searching for rocky worlds

ESA Portal ^ | 03/10/06

[KevinDavis]

Due for launch in 2006, Corot will be the first mission capable of detecting rocky planets outside our Solar System. This week EuroNews takes a closer look at this 30-centimetre diameter space telescope which will be able to detect tiny changes in brightness from nearby stars.

[KevinDavis]

[HP8753]

Thanks for the pings,Kevin

They are always interesting and informative.

[KevinDavis]

Glad to assist..

[Lancer_N3502A]

That's all well and good, but unless we can get there in my lifetime I don't give a hoot. I'd rather see the $$$ spent on developing the Moon, Mars or the Asteroid Belt as resources.

[solitas]

Oooh! You anti-european Luddite you! You should be _happy_ that the euros think they can launch a TWELVE-INCH telescope!
(how big is the Hubble's mirror again? around 7 FEET?)

Just THINK of all the jobs this thing will provide for them until it doesn't pan-out.

[Thunder90]

Any class M, O, or P planets???

[SunkenCiv]

from March 2006:

[garbageseeker]

Great Post