Newfound exoplanet could be 'Rosetta Stone' for studies of alien atmospheres

A newly discovered alien world could help astronomers better understand the atmospheres of rocky planets. 

The newfound exoplanet, Gliese 486 b, circles a dim red dwarf star just 26 light-years from Earth and is about 1.3 times larger and 2.8 times more massive than our home planet, a new study reports.

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