Snap: Astronomers May Have Just Discovered a Super Earth Just Six Light Years Away posted by belangermira
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  • maelstorm
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    6 light years is over 50 trillion km. "Just" is not a good choice of wording.

    5 years ago
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    • b1ackbird
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      I'm pretty sure the 'just' has a very relative connotation to it. The closest star(s) (Alpha Centauri) are just 4.3 light-years away. So to have found evidence for a super-Earth so close is pretty spectacular.

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