Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Super-Earths discovered in Doradus and Pictor

And the roll call of extrasolar planets grows rather splendidly:

"European researchers said on Monday they discovered a batch of three "super-Earths" orbiting a nearby star, and two other solar systems with small planets as well.

They said their findings, presented at a conference in France, suggest that Earth-like planets may be very common."

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