#  Kepler space telescope spies a 'Mega-Earth' 

 





June 03, 2014

 

 

Astronomers have discovered a surprising planet, a rocky world with 17 times the mass of Earth. There have been “Super-Earths” discovered before, but this one is in a league of its own. The scientists call it a “Mega-Earth.” Read more [here](http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/kepler-space-telescope-spies-a-mega-earth/2014/06/02/b73cf006-e8e7-11e3-afc6-a1dd9407abcf_story.html).



 

 

 



 

 

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