Two new solar systems join the cosmic roster
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 18:14
in Astronomy & Space
The discovery includes two planets only slightly larger — but much hotter — than Earth.Astronomers have found two new solar systems circling distant stars, one with as many as seven planets and both with planets only slightly larger than Earth. The system with seven planets is the largest yet known beyond our own, and the two planets close to the size of Earth are the smallest yet discovered.