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atomic7732
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« on: January 21, 2011, 06:44:08 AM »
Kepler-10 b has a mass of 0.0143 Mj, that's right. 4 Earth masses. With Kepler technology, it can figure out if it's gaseous or not.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler-10b
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« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2011, 07:49:20 AM »
Wow, I wouldn't have thought a 12 Gy old star would have enough heavy elements to form rocky planets!

Really interesting...
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« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2011, 09:18:03 AM »
Wow...I wonder what will be the next big discovery.
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« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2011, 05:08:53 PM »
Quote from: Chaotic Cow on January 21, 2011, 09:18:03 AM
Wow...I wonder what will be the next big discovery.

First confirmed earth-like planet?  Tongue
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