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Microlensing Uncovers Earth-Like Planet

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the bring-your-mittens dept.

smooth wombat writes "Using a new technique called gravitational microlensing, a team of astronomers have discovered the smallest Earth-like planet circling a star 20,000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius. Unfortunately the planet takes ten years to circle the red dwarf and has a surface temperature estimated at -220 C which means it's just a larger version of Pluto so the chance of finding life on this planet is essentially zero."

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  1. Superfriends show. Iceplanet people. by zymano · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Remember the Superfriends had one show about an iceplanet with iceplanet people. My memory of it has faded though.

  2. Re:To everyone; It's Earth like... by reachums · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    HA! I just barely beat you to the M class comment! but seriously, totaly not an M class planet, could NOT support us. :)

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