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New Study reveals super-Earths could be prevalent around stars, according
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A recent study has revealed that super-Earth exoplanets, worlds that are larger than Earth but smaller than Uranus or Neptune, are far more common in the universe than previously believed.
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Astronomers discover Earth-like exoplanets common across the cosmos: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Using the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet), an international team of researchers has discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought, according to a new study.
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Studies find when puffy planets lose atmospheres, they become super-Earths
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hawaii [US], February 4 (ANI): Mini-Neptunes are a class of exoplanets, which are planets that orbit stars outside our solar system. These worlds, which are smaller, denser versions of the planet Neptune, consist of large rocky cores surrounded by thick blankets of gas. Studies have identifi
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Could mini-Neptunes be irradiated ocean planets?
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 20 (ANI): Many exoplanets known today are 'super-Earths,' with a radius 1.3 times that of Earth, and 'mini-Neptunes,' with 2.4 Earth radii. Mini-Neptunes, which are less dense, was long thought to be gas planets, made up of hydrogen and helium.
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Super-earths discovered orbiting nearby red dwarf
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Gottingen [Germany], June 26 (ANI): In research led by the University of Gottingen, the RedDots team of astronomers has detected a system of super-Earth planets orbiting the nearby star Gliese 887, the brightest red dwarf star in the sky.
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'Super-Earth' can be orbiting our nearest neighboring star
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 16 (ANI): Findings from a recent analysis of our closest neighboring star Proxima Century suggest that it may be orbited by a previously unknown planet.
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Cold Neptune and two Temperate Super-Earths found orbiting near stars
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): A "cold Neptune" and two possibly inhabitable worlds are part of a set of five newly found exoplanets and eight exoplanet candidates, who have found themselves orbiting nearby Red Zwilling Stars identified by a team led by Carnegie's Fabo Feng and Paul Bu
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NASA discovers potentially habitable planet 31 light-years away
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Aug 2 (ANI): In what could be one of the biggest developments in the search for habitable planets, NASA has discovered a "Super-Earth" estimated to be about six times the size of our planet and located a mere 31 light-years away.
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New habitable planet found near our solar system
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Mar. 12 (ANI): A new planet near the habitable zone around a bright cool star has been found.
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