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New planet discovered

Astronomers have discovered a new planet about the same size as Jupiter, it was announced today.

Thu, 24 Jul, 2008 - 16:56

Astronomers have discovered a new planet about the same size as Jupiter, it was announced today.

The planet, named CoRot-Exo-4b, was spotted by a European space mission.

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