21/06: Superearths vs. subneptunes
Category: General science news
Posted by: ajmilne
John Matson at Scientific American has commentary on preliminary results attempting to narrow down at what diameter a planet larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune is likely to be more like the former or the latter. Answer so far: at somewhere between one and two Earth radii and below, you get a terrestrial; above, and it’s more likely to be an ice giant.
… Meanwhile, for reference, and as a ‘you are here’ moment, The Exoplanet Encyclopaedia now lists 778 confirmed exoplanets, and the Kepler candidate list is now at 2321. Our universe is getting a lot more interesting, and rapidly.
… Meanwhile, for reference, and as a ‘you are here’ moment, The Exoplanet Encyclopaedia now lists 778 confirmed exoplanets, and the Kepler candidate list is now at 2321. Our universe is getting a lot more interesting, and rapidly.

