Astronomers spot 'super-Earth' 80 light years away

Friday, January 8, 2010 - 16:14 in Astronomy & Space

US astronomers have detected the second smallest exoplanet ever discovered with a mass just four times heavier than the Earth, adding to a growing number of low-mass planets dubbed "super-Earths."

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