Smallest, most distant planet outside solar system found
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Astronomers say they've found what may be the smallest and most distant planet known to be orbiting a star outside our own solar system.
The work suggests that such small rocky or icy planets may be more common in the cosmos than Jupiter-sized gas giant planets, researchers said. The discovery also indicates the power of a relatively new method of finding such 'exoplanets.'
Astronomers say they've found what may be the smallest and most distant planet known to be orbiting a star outside our own solar system.The work suggests that such small rocky or icy planets may be more common in the cosmos than Jupiter-sized gas giant planets, researchers said. The discovery also indicates the power of a relatively new method of finding such 'exoplanets.'
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