Astronomers Discover First Evidence of Atmosphere On Nearby Super-Earth

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  • 12 days ago
Super-Earths are a lot like, well, Earth. They’re rocky worlds rather than ones made of gas or ice and sometimes they have water. However, astronomers say that super-Earth 55 Cancri E, also known as Janssen, might be more Earth-like than any found before, with a catch.

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