UM-Bot Posted May 1, 2006 #1 Share Posted May 1, 2006 Image credit: NASA As scientists refine their methods, exoplanets are becoming easier and easier to detect. The current count is 163 planets orbiting 97 main-sequence stars, of which only one is even remotely Earth-like. All the others are massive bodies, ranging from “tiny” Uranus-like worlds (at about 15 Earth masses) to super-Jupiters (at thousands of Earth masses). View: Full Article | Source: Physorg.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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