Astronomers discover a giant, rocky 'mega-Earth' 23 times more massive than our planet
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"Astronomers discover a giant, rocky 'mega-Earth' 23 times more massive than our planet" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include UA.NEWS, Inshorts, Phys.org and Space. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (4)
- Astronomers have discovered a rocky "mega-Earth" 23 times more massive than Earth UA.NEWS · 9h ago
- 'Mega-Earth' which is 23 times more massive than our planet discovered | GJ 523b is 60% the size of Neptune Inshorts · 9h ago
- Mega-Earth GJ 523b is 23 times as massive as our planet—but only 2.5 times as wide Phys.org · 9h ago
- Astronomers discover a giant, rocky 'mega-Earth' 23 times more massive than our planet Space · 9h ago
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