Astronomers have announced that they have discovered a new type of planet–a rocky world weighing 17 times as much as the Earth. Kepler-10c, as it has been scientifically named, circles a sun like star once every 45 days. It is located about 560 light-years from earth in the constellation Draco. The system also hosts a three-earthmass lava world, Kepler-10b, in a remarkably fast, 20-hour orbit.
Source: Times of India
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