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'Mega-Earth' which is 23 times more massive than our planet discovered

short by Garima Garg / on Wednesday, 19 August, 2026
Astronomers have confirmed a ~170-million-year-old exoplanet which has 23.5 times Earth's mass but is only about 2.5 times wider. The exoplanet called GJ 523b is classified as a 'Mega-Earth' because of its unusually high density and little atmospheric gas despite its massive size. The planet completes a full orbit around its host star every 17.75 days.
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