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  1. Astronomers spot a ‘super-Earth’ 137 light-years away | CNN

    Feb 8, 2024 · Astronomers used NASA’s planet-hunting TESS satellite to find a “super-Earth” as well as a possible Earth-size planet, both orbiting a star 137 light-years away.

  2. ‘Super-Earth’ found orbiting one of the oldest stars in the ... - CNN

    Jan 12, 2021 · A hot and rocky exoplanet known as a super-Earth has been discovered orbiting one of the oldest stars in our Milky Way galaxy, according to a new study.

  3. Descubren una "supertierra" potencialmente habitable a 137 años luz

    Feb 8, 2024 · Los astrónomos descubrieron una “supertierra”, es decir, un mundo mayor que nuestro planeta, en órbita alrededor de una estrella situada a unos 137 años luz. Un segundo planeta, del …

  4. Newly discovered ‘super-Earth’ may be the ‘most exciting exoplanet’

    Apr 19, 2017 · Over the last year, researchers have found nearby exoplanets that could potentially support life, like Proxima b and the seven TRAPPIST-1 planets. Now, a “super-Earth” has been …

  5. Frozen super-Earth discovered six light-years away | CNN

    Nov 14, 2018 · Astronomers have found a frozen exoplanet more than three times the mass of Earth, orbiting a star that’s only six light-years away. The exoplanet is orbiting Barnard’s star, the closest ...

  6. Water detected in atmosphere of potentially habitable super-Earth

    Sep 11, 2019 · For the first time, astronomers have peered into the atmosphere of an exoplanet – a planet outside our solar system – and discovered both water vapor and temperatures that could …

  7. Planet 9: Inside the search for a hidden planet in our solar system - CNN

    Nov 5, 2024 · The super-Earth hypothesis is perhaps the one that gets the most support among Planet Nine believers, but competing theories present alternative explanations. Super-Pluto? Competing …

  8. New ‘supercontinent’ could wipe out humans and make Earth ... - CNN

    Sep 26, 2023 · The formation of a new “supercontinent” could wipe out humans and all other mammals still alive in 250 million years, researchers have predicted.

  9. TESS finds potentially habitable super-Earth 31 light-years away

    Aug 1, 2019 · After completing its first year of observations in the southern sky, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has spotted some intriguing new exoplanets only 31 light-years away from …

  10. Potential super-Earth found orbiting the nearest star from our sun

    Jan 15, 2020 · Researchers have traced a second planetary signal to the nearby Proxima Centauri star. They believe it belongs to a super-Earth.