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Planetary News: Extrasolar Planets (2009)

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• 12 Aug 09  Scientists Detect "Wrong-Way" Planet
• 11 Jun 09  First Exoplanet Discovered through Astrometry Suggests Plethora of Worlds to Come
• 23 Apr 09  Only 2 Earth Masses! Scientists Close in on Distant Earths
• 03 Feb 09  COROT Spacecraft Finds Smallest Exoplanet Yet