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Press Release 04-111 Astronomers Find New Class of Planets Outside the Solar System
Two new "Neptunes" are the smallest extra-solar planets yet—but could be the first of many
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In this artist's conception, a newly discovered planet the size of Neptune orbits the cool, reddish M-dwarf star Gliese 436
Credit: NASA/G. Bacon |
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In this artist's conception, another Neptune-sized planet orbits the yellow, Sun-like star 55 Cancri. Astronomers have already discovered three other planets around this star, all lying further out.
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