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Earth-like Planet GJ 1132b has an Atmosphere around It

Astronomers have detected an atmosphere around GJ 1132b, a low-mass super-Earth, whose radius and mass are close to Earth’s radius and mass (1.4 Earth radii, 1.6 Earth masses). This study was carried out by a team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) the Keele University. The observations were coordinated by Luigi […]