NASA May Have Found A Lava Covered Planet

Astronomers working with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered a nearby world that's smaller than Earth - and possibly covered with magma. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Astronomers working with the Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered a new planet about 33 light years away from Earth. Unlike most planets discovered outside of the solar system, this one, dubbed UCF-1.01, is actually smaller than the Earth - it's about 2/3 the size of our planet. The astronomers' findings are being published in the Astrophysical Journal .
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