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A new space telescope launched into Earth orbit Wednesday morning. The CHaracterizing ExOPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS) was originally scheduled to launch on Tuesday, but the launch sequence was interrupted just 1 hour and 25 minutes before liftoff. The telescope is expected to take an unprecedented look at planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets. CHEOPS will try to determine whether exoplanets are made of...