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One way to find an extrasolar planet is to detect a drop in brightness when these bodies pass in front of their parent stars. The COROT satellite used this technique to find a hot superEarth, the smallest planet known to transit a star beyond the solar system. Credit: IMAGE CREDIT: CNES

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