Astronomers Detect Smallish Exoplanet's Infrared Glow

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Astronomers Detect Smallish Exoplanet's Infrared Glow

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May 14, 2012

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A space-based telescope picked up faint thermal radiation from a "super-Earth" planet 40 light-years away. John Matson reports

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May 14, 2012

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