NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope Detects 'Super-Earth' Exoplanet

Meera Dolasia
2012-05-11T12:20:21-07:00

For the first time ever, scientists have been able to detect a light from an alien 'Super-Earth'- A class of planets that are bigger than earth, but lighter than giant planets like Neptune. Called the 55 Cancri e, it is one of five-planets that orbit around their star, 55 Cancri.