BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Space telescope spots new planet

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Space telescope spots new planet: "The French-led Corot mission has spied its first planet - a very hot world bigger than Jupiter - passing in front of a far-off star.
The spacecraft was launched on 27 December last year and is the first to hunt for Earth-like planets from space.
Corot scientists said to find a planet so early on 'significantly exceeded pre-launch expectations'. "