COROT discovery stirs exoplanet classification rethink

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COROT discovery stirs exoplanet classification rethink

European Space Agency said:
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COROT has discovered a massive planet-sized object orbiting its parent star closely, unlike anything ever spotted before. It is so exotic, that scientists are unsure as to whether this oddity is actually a planet or a failed star.
(Via European Space Agency)
 
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