Interesting planet, but not on my tourism itinerary

Pharyngula 2025-03-04

Summary:

What a dramatic planet! Astronomers have found a weird planet orbiting a very Sun-like star. Called K2-360b, the planet is 1.6 times Earth’s diameter, but 7.7 times its mass. That makes it dense: with an average density of 11 grams per cubic centimeter, it’s twice as dense as Earth! That’s literally as dense as lead. […]

Link:

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/04/interesting-planet-but-not-on-my-tourism-itinerary/

From feeds:

Gudgeon and gist » Pharyngula

Tags:

space

Authors:

PZ Myers

Date tagged:

03/04/2025, 12:45

Date published:

03/04/2025, 11:55