12/3/10

NASA Identifies Telltale Signs of a Super Earth's Atmosphere

A team of astronomers, including two NASA Sagan Fellows, has made the first characterizations of a super-Earth's atmosphere, by using a ground-based
telescope. A super-Earth is a planet up to three times the size of Earth and weighing up to 10 times as much. The findings are a significant milestone toward eventually being able to probe the atmospheres of Earth-like planets for signs of life... View Full Article>>



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