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This, in turn, suggests that the MOA-2007-BLG-192-L b is heavier than the Earth 3.3 times. Others including Yael Aflalo, offer their opinions as well. However, the most recent observations suggest that the parent star, in fact, is more severe than anticipated at first – this type of stars called red dwarfs, as a member of the research Group Jean Philippe Beaulieu (Jean-Philippe Beaulieu) of the Paris Institute for Astrophysics said last week at a meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society in London. This suggests that the mass of the planet is only 1.4 Earth's mass. Thus, in dimensional terms, this planet is almost a twin of our own planet with a mass that is much closer to the Earth's mass than the mass of any known planet except Venus. 'This result important because it is a planet with the smallest mass that has ever been recorded, and that is very close to the mass of the Earth, "said Scott Gaudi Scott Gaudi of Ohio State University, Columbus. 'Undoubtedly, the discovery of planets with masses really close to the mass of Earth, is one of the main objectives of the search for exoplanets.
We are now more than ever, are close to achieving that goal. " The Group will try to obtain more data on the parent star, performing surveillance April and May with the very large telescope mounted in the northern part of Chile. If the conclusions of the analysis are confirmed, it remains unclear whether in such a tiny planet support life. As the "boss" of the planet is very faint red dwarf star, the planet is likely to be in a "frozen" state – even if we consider that it is moving in an orbit about the same distance as Venus from the our sun. However, if the planet can "brag" a dense atmosphere, which keeps the hydrogen, it could maintain the temperature at the surface, it is quite suitable for the development of certain kinds of life. Original source: University of : Dorokhov Elena (Translation "Gulfstream")