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A young sub-Neptune-sized planet sheds light onto how planets form and evolve – Mirage News
Artist’s impression of the planet K2-25b. New detailed observations using the Habitable-zone Planet Finder reveal a young exoplanet that is slightly…
Artist’s impression of the planet K2-25b. New detailed observations using the Habitable-zone Planet Finder reveal a young exoplanet that is slightly smaller than Neptune orbiting a young star in the Hyades cluster. K2-25b orbits an M-dwarf star – the most common type of star in the galaxy – every 3.5 days.
Image: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Pollard
The detailed characterization of a young planet slightly smaller than Neptune provides insight into how such planets form and evolve. Astronomers character…
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