`` The thing that made it easier is it 's relatively close , so it 's relatively bright . The planet , known as CoRoT-7b , was detected months . It took early last year to determine that it had a composition roughly similar to Earth 's . The planet is three times more massive than Jupiter . Astronomer : It is so close to the star it orbits that it may `` look like Didier Queloz 's Inferno ''
The planet , known as CoRoT-7b , was detected months . It took early last year to determine that it had a composition roughly similar to Earth 's . The planet is three times more massive than Jupiter . Astronomer : It is so close to the star it orbits that it may `` look like Didier Queloz 's Inferno ''