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Last Updated: Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 10:19 GMT 11:19 UK <br /> <br />Planets have scientists buzzing <br />By Jonathan Amos <br />Science reporter, BBC News <br /><br /><br /> <br />A planet passing in front of its star causes a dip in brightness <br />A new wide-field survey of the sky has made its first major discovery - two planets orbiting far-distant stars. <br /><br />The SuperWasp project uses camera lenses and super-sensitive detectors to monitor stars for tiny dips in light that might betray a passing planet. <br /><br />The UK-led project identified a number of "suspects" and then handed the data to a French observatory for checking. <br /><br />It used an instrument to analyse the light from the stars in detail and confirm the presence of the planets. <br /> <br />