Thread: Interesting extrasolar planet discoveries
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Old 16-May-2007, 02:18 PM
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Wow...

I agree with the blogger...Gl 436b is one of the biggest discoveries of the year; we've been looking for a Neptune-sized transiting planet for a long time. This could go a ways towards refining models of planetary size, density, and composition.
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