Gravitational microlensing
New super-Earth planet discovered
Astronomers in New Zealand have discovered a new "one in a million" super-Earth planet.
According to a report by India-based technology news website TechExplorist, scientists at the University of Canterbury have discovered the planet by using a microlensing technique.
The details of the study were published in The Astronomical Journal.
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