Planets In Our Solar System

A new planetary type has been found by Kepler

Artistic impression of a gas dwarf formation - Credit David A. Aguilar (CfA - Harvard)

The exoplanet finder extraordinaire that is the Kepler telescope significantly changed our understanding of the type of planets that can exist in our galaxy. We only find two types of planets in our solar system: small rocky planets (like the Earth) and giant gassy planets (like Uranus). The scientist working on Kepler’s data have identified […]

4 June 2014