CoRoT is a 27cm space telescope in a polar orbit that is capable of making <br />
ultra-precise photometric measurements of stars continuously for up to <br />
a maximum of 150 days. It has a dual purpose: asteroseismology of up <br />
to 10 bright (V=5-9 mag) stars and the photometric detection of transiting <br />
planets for 12.000 fainter stars (V=11-16 mag). It is the first space mission <br />
dedicated to the detection of extrasolar planets. <br />
It was successfully launched on 27 December 2006 and the telescope is working perfectly. <br />
Since launch CoRoT has been steadily returning light curves of unprecendented quality. <br />
I will give an overview of the current status of the mission and present some recent results, <br />
mostly highlighting the exoplanet discoveries. I will also for present results <br />
from addtional science conducted from the so-called exofield of CoRoT. <br />