Astronomy / Space A super-Earth just discovered in our cosmic backyard might contain an atmosphere

[Manticore]

About 26 light-years from Earth lies Gliese 486, a red dwarf star. These types of stars litter the Milky Way; they're basically everywhere. But we can't see any from Earth when we look up into the night sky, because they're just not very bright. Gliese 486 is no exception. However, if you have yourself a good enough telescope, Gliese 486 can't hide.

A super-Earth just discovered in our cosmic backyard might contain an atmosphere

Gliese 486 b is an interesting candidate when it comes to studying exoplanet atmospheres.

www.cnet.com

 

[shreddog]

I wish they would just stop calling them super-Earths

 

[Manticore]

ELW much?

 

[metatheurgist]

I wish they would just stop calling them super-Earths

We should start calling ourselves Wimpy Earths.

 

[Stigbob]

I wish they would just stop calling them super-Earths

I don't like them saying "goldilocks zone" they should say "habitable zone". It's as bad as "t-rex" .