How Scientists Know Alien Planet Kepler-10b is a Small, Rocky World

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How Scientists Know Alien Planet Kepler-10b is a Small, Rocky World

How Scientists Know Alien Planet Kepler-10b is a Small, Rocky World (SPACE.com)
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This story was updated at 10:16 p.m. ET.

SEATTLE — Astronomers announced the discovery today (Jan. 10) of the first "unquestionably rocky" alien world — a planet called Kepler-10b.

Scientists have announced other rocky exoplanets in the past, but Kepler-10b earns its title, researchers said, because they're sure of its composition. And that's because they know its host star so well. ...
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