Unlike any of the planets in our solar system, the nearly 1,600 known super-Earths are larger than Earth, but lighter than icy planets like Uranus and Neptune. Researchers at Belgium's University ...

A super-Earth is any rocky planet that is bigger than Earth and smaller than Neptune. Aldaron, CC BY-SA Most super-Earths orbit cool dwarf stars, which are lower in mass and live much longer than ...

One planet is 30% larger than Earth and orbits its star in less than three days. The other is 70% larger than the Earth and might host a deep ocean. These two exoplanets are super-Earths – more ...

If you looked at the churning clouds near Jupiter’s pole, they appear like ocean currents on Earth — as if you’re looking at ...

Estimates range from Blue Planet being slightly larger than Earth to Blue Planet being the size of Jupiter, which would make this a rocky planet on an awesome scale. On such a world, even the ...

A super-Earth is any rocky planet that is bigger than Earth and smaller than Neptune. Image Credit: Aldaron, CC BY-SA Most super-Earths orbit cool dwarf stars, which are lower in mass and live much ...