Smallest known extrasolar planet is found
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 - 12:49
in Astronomy & Space
SOUTH BEND, Ind., June 4 (UPI) -- U.S.-led astronomers have found an extrasolar planet only three times more massive than Earth, making it the smallest yet found orbiting a normal star.
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