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Astronomy, Exoplanets, Extrasolar Planets, Kepler Mission

Kepler Finds an Earth-Sized “Gas Giant”

6 Jan , 2014 by Jason Major

Gas planets aren’t always bloated, monstrous worlds the size of Jupiter or Saturn (or larger) they can also apparently be just barely bigger than Earth. This was the discovery announced earlier today during the 223rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Washington, DC, when findings regarding the gassy (but surprisingly small) exoplanet KOI-314c were presented. “This planet might have […]

atmosphere, CfA, exoplanet, gas planet, Harvard Smithsonian, Kepler, Kipping, KOI-314, KOI-314c, puffy

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