Super Neptune Extrasolar Planet (IMAGE)

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

Super Neptune Extrasolar Planet

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This artist's conception reveals the newly discovered Super-Neptune planet orbiting a star 120 light years away from Earth. Normally blue in color, its red hue is caused by the illumination from the nearby Red Dwarf star.

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David A. Aguilar (CfA)

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