Discovery of Super-Earth Planet (Image 1) (via redOrbit)
The MEarth Project telescopes at Mount Hopkins, Ariz. Astronomers used these telescopes to discover a super-Earth orbiting GJ1214, a dim, red dwarf star located 40 light-years away. MEarth (pronounced “mirth”) is an array of eight identical 16 inch-diameter RC Optical Systems telescopes that monitor…
