The smallest extrasolar planet discovered
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 10:21
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have discovered an extrasolar planet only three times more massive than our own, the smallest yet observed orbiting a normal star. The star itself is not large, perhaps as little as one twentieth the mass of our Sun, suggesting to the research team that relatively common low-mass stars may present good candidates for hosting Earth-like planets...
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