Astronomers Find Small, Dense Extrasolar 'Super-Earth'
A combination of new instruments on the Keck telescope in Hawaii and a lot of dynamic modeling has turned up a new extrasolar planet that some astronomers have dubbed a "super Earth" for its density and relatively small size. Orbiting the star Gliese 876, a common M dwarf about 15 light-years away...
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