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The 44 confirmed planets and their approximate size class, orbits and surface temperatures. (John Livingston)

Astronomers Find and Confirm 44 New Extrasolar Planets

August 10, 2018

An international team of astronomers has confirmed the existence of 44 new extrasolar planets. The planets were first spotted by the astronomers through data gathered from Campaign #10 of NASA’s Kepler K2 mission. According to NASA’s Kepler and K2 webpage, campaign #10 ran from July 6, 2016, to September 20, 2016. To verify their findings, […]

This is an enhanced-color image of Mecury taken during NASA’s MESSENGER mission in 2015. (NASA/JHU Applied Physics Lab / Carnegie Inst. Washington)

Newly Discovered Exoplanet Resembles Planet Mercury

March 30, 2018

A newly found exoplanet called K2-229b is about 20% larger and 2.5 times more massive than Earth. But the international team of astronomers, who recently discovered it, say it’s more like a super-charged version of our solar-system’s innermost planet, Mercury. They describe the planet as hot, metallic, made of iron and nickel, circles an orange K-dwarf […]

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