Super-Earths are common outside the solar system, new study shows

Astronomers find Earth-like exoplanets common across the cosmos

Astronomers have discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought. While it can be relatively easy to locate worlds that orbit close to their star, planets with wider paths can be difficult to detect. Still, researchers estimated that for every three stars, there should be at least one super-Earth present with a Jupiter-like orbital period, suggesting these massive worlds are extremely prevalent …

“Super-Earths” Don’t Exist In The Solar System – But They’re Very Common Elsewhere

You don’t have just Jupiter-like giants at the edge of star system.

Scientists discover super-Earth exoplanets are more common in the universe than we thought

Super-Earths can exist in wider orbits around their parent stars than was previously believed, suggesting these Earth-like exoplanets could be more common than we thought.

Super-Earths are common outside the solar system, new study shows

An international team including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has announced the discovery of a planet about twice the size of Earth orbiting its star farther out than Saturn is to the sun.

Super Earths are Quite Common Outside the Solar System, New Study Reveals

Using the microlensing technique, KMTNet studied the exoplanet, which is twice as big as Earth, yet smaller than Neptune. It is believed that there are more such super-Earths outside our solar system....

Astronomers Find Far-flung “Super Earths” Are Not Farfetched - Astrobiology

A new study shows that planets bigger than Earth and smaller than Neptune are common outside the Solar System. The same international team including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) have also announced the discovery of a planet about twice the size of Earth orbiting its star farther out than […] The post Astronomers Find Far-flung “Super Earths” Are Not Farfetched appeared first on Astrobiology.