New 'Gas Dwarf' Class of Alien Planets Revealed

Monday, June 2, 2014 - 12:30 in Astronomy & Space

In our solar system, planets come in two basic types: rocky and gas giant. Now, scientists have identified a third class of exoplanets called 'gas dwarfs' that serve as the missing link between the two.

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