Kepler Finds an Earth-Sized "Gas Giant"

Gas planets aren’t always bloated, monstrous worlds the size of Jupiter or Saturn — or larger — they can also apparently be just barely bigger than Earth. This was the discovery announced earlier today during the 223rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Washington, DC, when findings regarding the gassy (but surprisingly small) exoplanet KOI-314c were presented. “This planet […]