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Showing posts with label mystery of the atmosphere. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mystery of the atmosphere. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

GTC to unravel the mystery of the atmosphere of one of the 'super-Earths'


The 'super-Earths', with a mass 10 times greater than Earth's, are good candidates to find life outside our solar system.

Located 42 light years away, GJ 1214b is one of the most studied because it can be seen from ground-based telescopes with relative ease

The data obtained with the GTC by IAC researchers support the idea that GJ1214b's atmosphere is made up of metal.