Kepler Finds New Rocky Planet
Department:
Exoplanets
Teaser:
"[T]he Kepler team announced the confirmation of a new rocky planet in orbit around Kepler-10. Dubbed Kepler-10c, this planet is described as a 'scorched, molten Earth.'"
Source:
Universe Today Download time: May 24 2011 9:39 AM ET
Today at the American Astronomical Society conference in Boston, the Kepler team announced the confirmation of a new rocky planet in orbit around Kepler-10. Dubbed Kepler-10c, this planet is described as a "scorched, molten Earth."
2.2 times the radius of Earth, Kepler-10c orbits its star every 45 days. Both it and its smaller, previously-discovered sibling 10b are located too close to their star for liquid water to exist.…
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