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    Astronomers Find Far-flung “Super Earths” Are Not Farfetched

    April 25, 2025, Categories  Astronomy/Space

    This artist's concept illustrates the results of a new study that measured the masses of many planets relative to the stars that host them
    Caption: This artist’s concept illustrates the results of a new study that measured the masses of many planets relative to the stars that host them, leading to new information about populations of planets in the direction of the bulge of the Milky Way. This study, published in the journal Science, shows that super-Earths are common and places them in context with gas giant planets.

    Credit: Westlake University

    A new study shows that planets bigger than Earth and smaller than Neptune are common outside the Solar System.

    An international team including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has announced the discovery of a planet about twice the size of Earth orbiting its star farther out than Saturn is to the sun.

    These results are another examp...

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