Contacts  |  Director's Office  |  CfA Home  |  HCO Home  |  SAO Home  |  Intranet    About  |  Research  |  Education & Outreach  |  Facilities  |  Opportunities  |  Events  |  Press Room    Resources for . . . Scientists Software Users The Public Educators & Students Amateur Astronomers CfA Staff (Intranet)
Press Room 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Archive All News News Conferences Public Affairs Office David Aguilar (617) 495-7462 Christine Pulliam (617) 495-7463 pubaffairs@cfa	Press Release Release No.: 2012-04For Release: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Hubble Reveals a New Type of Planet GJ1214b, shown in this artist's conception, is a super-Earth orbiting a red dwarf star 40 light-years from Earth. New observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show that it is a waterworld enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere. GJ1214b therefore represents a new type of world, like nothing seen in our solar system or any other planetary system currently known. Credit: David A. Aguilar (CfA) High Resolution Image (jpg) Low Resolution Image (jpg) Back to Press Release
About |  Research |  Education & Outreach |  Facilities |  Opportunities |  Events |  Press Room |  Contacts |  Contribute to CfA |  Privacy   HARVARD-SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS  |   60 GARDEN STREET  |   CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138