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Super-Earth discovered near one of the oldest stars in the galaxy – Tech Explorist
A hot, rocky Super-Earth, near one of the oldest stars in the galaxy. The planet is about 50 percent larger than Earth.
A planet that is about 50 percent larger than Earth, dubbed ‘Super-Earth’ or TOI-561b, discovered near one of our galaxy’s oldest stars. This newly discovered Super-Earth takes less than half a day to orbit its star.
The short orbit period is because of the planet’s proximity to its star, which also creates incredible heat. Meanwhile, for every day you’re on Earth, this hot planet orbits its star twice.
The average temperature of this hot planet is over 2,000 degrees, Kelvin. It has roughly three…
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