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Occultations

First light from a super-Earth spotted

First light from a super-Earth spotted

May 8, 2012

Detection reveals a searing planet.

Also labeled: Astrophysics, Earth and atmospheric sciences, Exoplanets, Kavli Institute, NASA, Transits, Spitzer space telescope, Collaboration

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