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Extrasolar planet GJ 436b covered with hot, solid water: Astronomers
May 17 2007, Jolly

European astronomers have discovered an extrasolar planet about the size of Neptune that they say is covered with hot, solid water.

The planet called GJ 436b is orbiting a cool, red star that is 30 light-years away. According to the astronomers...

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