Home » Topics » smallest planet
Astronomers spot smallest planet ever: Kepler-37b
Astronomers on Wednesday said they had found the smallest planet ever spotted beyond our Solar System, a scorched and uninhabitable mini-world tinier than Mercury. The planet is the innermost of three that orbit a Sun-like star called Kepler-37, named after the Kepler telescope, which was launched in 2009 with the…
Astronomers spy mini-planet smaller than Mercury beyond our solar system
Astronomers on Wednesday said they had found the smallest planet ever spotted beyond our Solar System, a scorched and uninhabitable mini-world tinier than Mercury. The planet is the innermost of three that orbit a Sun-like star called Kepler-37, named after the Kepler telescope, which was launched in 2009 with the…
Brand new on Raw Story
- Ronald Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ project still hasn’t met original goal 30 years later
- McDonald’s pairs with Barilla pasta to develop ‘Mediterranean diet’ menu items
- Ron Fournier: ‘Obama… raising a jihad against the press’
- Stewart asks O’Reilly: Do you get ‘sexual’ thrill from bashing Obama?
- Maddow: Will ‘weather weapon’ talk finally drive GOP away from Alex Jones?
- The Real Problem With “Check Your Privilege”: It’s Too Generous
- Philly man shoots up strip club with AK-47 after DJ plays wrong song
- Conan promotes ‘ConservoTax’ software to help Republicans dodge the IRS
- The reality is Americans aren’t that concerned about drones
- Celebrity pastor under fire after worshippers die in rush for ‘holy water’
Commentary
The real problem with 'check your privilege': It’s too generous
By Amanda Marcotte
The reality is Americans aren’t that concerned about drones
By Harry Enten, The Guardian
Tone policing only goes one way
By Amanda Marcotte
Raw Exclusives
Featured Video
Follow Us!
