First super-Earths discovered orbiting Sun-like stars
Monday, December 14, 2009 - 13:28
in Astronomy & Space
Planet hunters have discovered as many as six low-mass planets around two nearby Sun-like stars, including two "super-Earths" with masses 5 and 7.5 times the mass of Earth. These detections indicate that low-mass planets are quite common around nearby stars, according to researchers.