Vote!
Super-Earth exoplanet likely to be a waterworld | Bad Astronomy
As we find more and more planets orbiting other stars, we keep finding ones that are weirder and weirder. Enter GJ 1214b: while much more massive than the Earth, it’s apparently mostly water! [Click to enhydronate this artists's illustration.] The planet — orbiting the star GJ 1214 at 40 light years from Earth — was actually discovered in 2009 by the MEarth project, which is looking for Earth-like planets around, cool, dim red dwarf stars. This is fertile ground for the search: these stars are extremely common, making up something...
Published By: Discover Magazine - Tuesday, 21 February
