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Advertisement HOME SCIENCE SCIENCE NEWS Astronomers Find Rare “Super-Earth” Towards the Centre of Our Galaxy The planet was discovered using the gravitational microlensing technique By Prabhakar Thakur | Updated: 14 May 2020 17:57 IST HIGHLIGHTS A “Super-Earth” has been found by astronomers The planet is comparable to Earth in size and orbit Gravitational microlensing technique was used for the finding The planet has size and orbit comparable to that of our Earth (representational image) A “Super-Earth” has been found closer to the centre of our galaxy through a rare observation by researchers. The newly discovered planet, though heavier than our Earth, is one of those few planetary bodies that are similar to the Earth in terms of size and orbit. The planet's parent star has roughly 1/10th the mass of our Sun. The mass of the planet itself is nearly half the mass of Earth and Neptune combined, according to the research...