By Sakshi Sah
Published Mar 30, 2025

Hindustan Times
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What is a Super-Earth? Fascinating NASA facts you need to know

Planets bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune are called Super Earth.

What are Super-Earths?

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Super-Earths are 2 to 10 times Earth's mass and vary in composition.

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Some Super-Earths are rocky, some are gaseous, and others are a mix of both.

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Super-Earths are common, yet we don’t have one in our solar system.

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Kepler-452b was the first Earth-size planet discovered around a near solar twin.

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Kepler-22b is a super-Earth that could be covered in a super ocean.

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Scientists are studying Super-Earths to learn if they could support life.

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In 2016, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope created the first temperature map of a Super-Earth.

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