Meet Ross 508b: Scientists discover a ‘SUPER EARTH’ exoplanet four times larger than our own planet orbiting a star 36.5 light years away A new “super Earth” four times larger than our own planet has been spotted The exoplanet, named Ross 508b, orbits a star 36.5 light years away. Previous research suggests the world is …
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Meet Ross 508b: Scientists discover a ‘SUPER EARTH’ exoplanet four times larger than our own planet orbiting a star 36.5 light years away A new “super Earth” four times larger than our own planet has been spotted The exoplanet, named Ross 508b, orbits a star 36.5 light years away. Previous research suggests the world is …
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Artist’s impression of a sun-like star (left) and a rocky planet about 60% larger than Earth orbiting in the star’s habitable zone. Gravitational microlensing has the ability to detect such planetary systems and determine masses and orbital distances, even if the planet itself is too dark to see. Credit: NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle The machine learning …
