January 5, 2012
Super-Earths: Mirrors of our world?
Fifty light-years from Earth, in the constellation Pegasus, burns a yellow star not unlike our sun. The star, called 51 Pegasi, was one of 142 …
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January 5, 2012
Scientists find watery super-Earth
The search for Earth-like planets has never looked better. Scientists say they have discovered a water-rich planet that is only 2.7 times larger …
January 5, 2012
Exoplanet forecast: Quartz with a chance of feldspar
Next time you’re unhappy with the weather, be glad it’s not raining rocks. That seems to happen on CoRoT-7b, a hot, Earth-like planet about 500 …