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  • "This is science at its thrilling and amazing best," says Didier Queloz, leader of the team that made the observations.
  • Because the calculated density is so similar to Earth’s, the researchers believe that the planet’s composition is comparably rocky.

    Conditions on CoRoT-7b are much more extreme, though. Because it’s so close to its host star, researchers believe temperatures there could not support life.

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  • 20 Sep 09
    brunsell
    Brunsell
    • "This is science at its thrilling and amazing best," says Didier Queloz, leader of the team that made the observations.
    • Because the calculated density is so similar to Earth’s, the researchers believe that the planet’s composition is comparably rocky.

      Conditions on CoRoT-7b are much more extreme, though. Because it’s so close to its host star, researchers believe temperatures there could not support life.