Out of Gas?

[stoutfellow]

Another extrasolar planet - another kind of planet - has just been identified. Haldane strikes again...

Comments

[pompe.livejournal.com]

Hmm.I note the news are fairly sketchy on why this would be a "super-Earth" and not say, a small "Neptune". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4801842.stm

Also, we do know some red dwarf stars do have jupiter-size planets. It'd be interestimg to see the paper.