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Revolutionary Discovery: Abundant Super-Earths Found in Milky Way!

7/10/2025

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Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have unveiled a treasure trove of super-Earths in the Milky Way, hinting at their potential abundance. Utilizing gravitational microlensing, they revealed these planets thrive in cooler zones. In a stunning leap for exoplanet research, the James Webb Space Telescope has captured a direct image of the new exoplanet TWA 7 b.

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Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have unveiled a treasure trove of super-Earths in the Milky Way, hinting at their potential abundance. Utilizing gravitational microlensing, they revealed these planets thrive in cooler zones. In a stunning leap for exoplanet research, the James Webb Space Telescope has captured a direct image of the new exoplanet TWA 7 b.