(The Gist of Science Reporter) K2-288Bb — Discovered in a Low Mass Binary System  [JANUARY-2020]

(The Gist of Science Reporter) K2-288Bb — Discovered in a Low Mass Binary System

K2-288Bb — Discovered in a Low Mass Binary System

• NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope unveiled a super-earth planet K2-288Bb which is roughly twice the size of Earth orbiting a star in the low-mass binary system.
• K2-288 in the constellation of Taurus about 226 light-years from Earth.
• The newly discovered world could be rocky or gaseous similar to Neptune.
• The discovery was reported in the Astronomical Journal.

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