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Thick atmosphere detected around scorching, rocky planet that's twice as big as Earth
The so-called super Earth — known as 55 Cancri e — is among the few rocky planets outside our solar system with a significant atmosphere.
A Planet Just 41 Light-Years From Earth Has an Atmosphere and Is Covered in a Magma Ocean
Scientists have spotted a rocky exoplanet with a possible atmosphere, which they believe may be burbling out from a magma ocean on the distant world.
Astronomers finally detect a rocky planet with an atmosphere
Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an atmosphere - a trait considered essential for any possibility of harboring life. Well, they finally seem to have located one.
A scorching, rocky planet twice Earth's size has a thick atmosphere, scientists say
This illustration provided by NASA in 2017 depicts the planet 55 Cancri e, right, orbiting its star. A thick atmosphere has been detected around the planet that’s twice as big as Earth in a solar system about 41 light years away,
Super Earth in nearby solar system has magma oceans and a thick atmosphere, scientists say
The so-called super Earth — known as 55 Cancri e — is among the few rocky planets outside our solar system with a significant atmosphere, wrapped a blanket of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.
A 'Super Earth' exoplanet has its own atmosphere! Scientists now hunt for life
Astrophysicists have classified the planet as a super Earth. That is, it is larger than Earth, smaller than Neptune, and similar in composition to the planets in our solar system.
Scientists announce discovery of a planet twice as big as earth with a thick atmosphere
A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that’s twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system, researchers reported Wednesday. The so-called super Earth — known as 55 Cancri e — is among the few rocky planets outside our solar system with a significant atmosphere,
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Mysterious blobs inside Earth triggered plate tectonics, study suggests
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The deepest place on Earth: About the Mariana Trench
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Earth experienced its warmest April on record as US prepares for brutal summer heat
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The last flower at the top of the world—and the perilous journey to reach it
Scientists journeyed to a stretch of gravel off the coast of Greenland—the farthest north you can go and still walk on land.
What can early Earth teach us about the search for life?
Earth is the only life-supporting planet we know of, so it's tempting to use it as a standard in the search for life ...
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Erie Zoo to Celebrate Earth Day, World Oceans Day and More During Party of the Planet Celebration
Additionally, this year the zoo will be hosting a Conservation Donation Challenge. The goal of the challenge is to raise ...
Asteroid hunters spot 27,500 overlooked near-Earth asteroids — more than were discovered by all of the world’s telescopes last year
Asteroid hunters have identified 27,500 overlooked near-Earth asteroids using cutting-edge tech that could potentially stave ...
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‘Greatest Startup Show on Earth’ Comes to Minnesota
CodeLaunch, an event described as “part competition, part raucous event and trade show,” will take place in Minneapolis for ...