NEWSNATIONNOW (Zach Kaplan) - Researchers identify 'Mega-Earth,' prompting questions of how it formed
The exoplanet is 170 million years old and weighs more than 23 times Earth's mass while being just 2 1/2 times its size.
NYTIMES (Katrina Miller) - Astronomers Find an Atmosphere on a Nearby Earthlike Planet
It’s the first potentially habitable world known to host an atmosphere, making it a lead contender in the search for life beyond our solar system.
NEWSNATIONNOW (MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press) - Faint new planet is revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding
It's the dimmest planet ever directly imaged from Earth, scientists reported.
NYTIMES (Becky Ferreira) - This Star Just Ate a Planet, and It’s Not Done Yet
A star 1,300 light-years away appears to have just consumed one world and is gearing up for seconds.