Hot nights, scorching days: Extreme super Earth baffles astronomers

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 14:20 in Astronomy & Space

Scientists looking to probe the atmosphere of a super Earth have discovered a nearby planet with strange properties – including a day side that’s about 1,300 degrees kelvin more than the night side. The planet 55 Cancri e, described in the journal Nature, could shed light on the behavior of increasingly...

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