Astronomers Detect Three ‘Super-Earths’ in Nearby Star’s Habitable Zone – National Science Foundation (press release)

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Russ Roberts

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National Science Foundation (press release) Astronomers Detect Three ‘Super-Earths’ in Nearby Star’s Habitable Zone National Science Foundation (press release) “The three planets in the habitable zone are roughly Earth-sized, and only about three…

Russell Roberts‘s insight:

Hawaii Island’s Keck Observatory had a role in these discoveries. Impressive accomplishment considering the distances involved. Aloha, Russ.

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