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Category: Extreme Worlds | Discovered by NASA’s Spitzer & Other Observatories A World That Sparkles in Theory Imagine a planet where mountains might glitter, where the crust could be rich…
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Kepler-22b
At 2.4 times Earth’s radius, Kepler-22b sits in a curious category between rocky and gaseous worlds. Astronomers call these “super-Earths” or “mini-Neptunes,” planets that may possess thick atmospheres or vast global oceans.