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1、1.AEuropeanspacecrafttookofftodaytospearheadthesearchforanother"Earth"amongthestars.　　2.TheCorotspacetelescopeblastedoffaboardaRussianSoyuzrocketfromtheBaikonurcosmodromeinKazakhstanshortlyafter2.20pm.　　3.Corot，shortforconvectionrotationandplanetarytransits，isthefirstinstrumentcapableoffindingsmall

2、rockyplanetsbeyondthesolarsystem.Anysuchplanetsituatedintherightorbitstandsagoodchanceofhavingliquidwateronitssurface，andquitepossiblylife，althoughaleadingscientistinvolvedintheprojectsaiditwasunlikelytofind"anylittlegreenmen".　　4.DevelopedbytheFrenchspaceagency，CNES，andpartneredbytheEuropeanSpaceA

3、gency(ESA)，Austria，Belgium，Germany，BrazilandSpain，Corotwillmonitoraround120，000starswithits27cmtelescopefromapolarorbit514milesabovetheEarth.Overtwoandahalfyears，itwillfocusonfivetosixdifferentareasofthesky，measuringthebrightnessofabout10，000starsevery512seconds.　　5."Atthepresentmomentwearehopingto

4、findoutmoreaboutthenatureofplanetsaroundstarswhicharepotentialhabitats.Wearelookingathabitableplanets，notinhabitedplanets.Wearenotgoingtofindanylittlegreenmen，"ProfessorIanRoxburgh，anESAscientistwhohasbeeninvolvedwithCorotsinceitsinception，toldtheBBCRadio4Todayprogramme.　　6.ProfRoxburghsaiditwashop

5、edCorotwouldfind"rockyplanetsthatcoulddevelopanatmosphereand，iftheyaretherightdistancefromtheirparentstar，theycouldhavewater".　　7.Tosearchforplanets，thetelescopewilllookforthedimmingofstarlightcausedwhenanobjectpassesinfrontofastar，knownasa"transit".Althoughitwilltakemoresophisticatedspacetelescope

6、splannedinthenext10yearstoconfirmthepresenceofanEarth-likeplanetwithoxygenandliquidwater，Corotwillletscientistsknowwheretopointtheirlenses.　　8.MeasurementsofminutechangesinbrightnesswillenablescientiststodetectgiantJupiter-likegasplanetsaswellassmallrockyones.Itistherockyplanets-thatcouldbenobigger

7、thanabouttwicethesizeoftheEarth-whichwillcausethemostexcitement.Scientistsexpecttofindbetween10and40ofthesesmallerplanets.　　9.Corotwillalsoprobeintostellarinteriorsbystudyingtheacousticwavesthatrippleacross