
Super-Earth - Wikipedia
A Super-Earth or super-terran or super-tellurian is a type of exoplanet with a mass higher than Earth, but substantially below those of the Solar System's ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, …
What Is a Super-Earth? - Science@NASA
Oct 28, 2024 · Super-Earths – a class of planets unlike any in our solar system – are more massive than Earth yet lighter than ice giants like Neptune and Uranus, and can be made of …
Discovery Alert: A ‘Super-Earth’ in the Habitable Zone - Science@NASA
Jan 31, 2024 · A newly discovered 'super-Earth' dwells in the habitable zone of its parent star – and might have a roughly Earth-sized companion. This illustration shows one way that planet …
Super-Earth | Definition, Life, Types, & Facts | Britannica
Jan 31, 2025 · Super-Earth, type of planet that is between about 2 to 10 times the mass of Earth. Some astronomers use a size criterion to define super-Earths as being planets with a radius …
NASA announces new 'super-Earth': Exoplanet orbits in 'habitable …
Feb 5, 2024 · Could a recently discovered "super-Earth" have the potential temperature and conditions to sustain life? The new exoplanet is situated "fairly close to us" -- only 137 light …
Discovery Alert: ‘Super-Earth’ Swings from Super-Heated to Super …
Mar 11, 2025 · A possible “super-Earth” orbits a relatively close, Sun-like star, and could be a habitable world – but one of extreme temperature swings, from scorching heat to deep freeze. …
Research on super-Earths and mini-Neptunes suggests more Earth …
Mar 11, 2025 · “Based on our predictions, up to about 1% of super-Earth and mini-Neptune systems could host Earth-like planets within the habitable zone of their stars. While this …
Super Earth uncovered by tandem space observations
3 days ago · TOI-512 b boasts a mass 3.5 times that of Earth and a radius 1.5 times greater. A cubic centimeter of its material weighs 5.62 grams, closely resembling Earth's own density. …
Tiny Disks Shed Light on Super-Earth Origins - Sky & Telescope
4 hours ago · Super-Earths — rocky planets about twice as large and up to 10 times as massive as Earth — are among the most common planets in the universe. By studying a complete …
What Is A Super-Earth? - WorldAtlas
Oct 10, 2022 · As their name suggests, super-Earths are rocky worlds whose mass exceeds that of the Earth. More specifically, super-Earths are planets that have a mass between 1.5 to 10 …