Astronomers Just Found a Second Super-Earth at a Star 111 Light Years Away
Astronomers Just Found a Second Super-Earth at a Star 111 Light Years Away
What else is it hiding?
MATT WILLIAMS, UNIVERSE TODAY 8 DEC 2017
The search for extra-solar planets has turned up some very interesting discoveries.
Aside from planets that are more-massive versions of their Solar counterparts (aka. Super-Jupiters and Super-Earths), there have been plenty of planets that straddle the line between classifications.
And then there were times when follow-up observations have led to the discovery of multiple planetary systems.
This was certainly the case when it came to K2-18, a red dwarf star system located about 111 light-years from Earth in the constellation Leo.
More:
http://www.sciencealert.com/two-new-super-earths-discovered-red-dwarf-extraterrestrial-habitats