One of the most common types of exoplanets falls in a size range between Earth and Neptune. Astronomers have ... Instead of a hydrogen-rich super-Earth, or a water world, the new data revealed ...

Over many millions of years, NASA suspects the young world could mature into either of the most common planets found in our Milky Way galaxy: a "super-Earth" or mini-Neptune. A mini-Neptune ...

It is bigger than Earth but a lot smaller than Neptune, so it has been referred to as either a super-Earth or a mini-Neptune, as their differences are more subtle than just size. New research suggests ...

The new exoplanet, Enaiposha, also known as GJ 1214 b has never been seen before and is now officially being called a "Super-Venus." ...

Researchers define a celestial body as a super-Earth in terms of its size: It has to be larger than Earth and smaller than Neptune. The term doesn't necessarily suggest that the exoplanet is ...

A planet’s opposition occurs when Earth passes between it and the Sun. As a consequence of that geometry, Neptune’s disk will appear to be 100% illuminated as seen from Earth. It will be 180º ...

When scientists first found Enaiposha, they thought it was a mini-Neptune, a small gas planet with an icy core.

It is bigger than Earth but a lot smaller than Neptune, so it has been referred to as either a super-Earth or a mini-Neptune, as their differences are more subtle than just size. New research ...