Discovery of a mega-Earth: 23 times more massive than our planet

Astronomers have identified a giant rocky planet located 87 light-years from Earth.

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Its mass is 23 times greater than our planet's, a record for this type of exoplanet.

The discovery challenges existing models of terrestrial planet formation.

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