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  Super Earth & 5 mini-Neptunes: Scientists discover 6-planet system in orbital harmony

  Science | Apr 20, 2020, 01:22 PM IST

  Scientists have discovered a six-planet system -- a "super-Earth" and five "mini-Neptunes" which display an exceptionally regular spacing, hinting at how the system may have formed. The planets revolving the star HD 158259 in the Draco constellation were found using the SOPHIE spectrograph.

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  'Super-Earth': In quest for the extra-terrestrial, researchers find Earth-like conditions on planet 111 light years away

  Dec 06, 2017, 12:04 PM IST

  Researchers found that the K2-18b is probably mostly rocky with a gaseous atmosphere – like Earth, only bigger.