Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Gaseous Earth-Mass Exoplanet

The recent discovery of an exoplanet (KOI-314c) with a mass comparable to Earth yet covered with a thick atmosphere of hydrogen and helium like a gas giant challenges theories on planetary formation and the assumption that Earth-mass planets necessarily be of a rocky composition.
Posted by assurbanipaul at 5:15 PM
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