With the Phoenix Mars Lander on a planet far, far away collecting soil samples, astronomers found what they are calling “three Super Earths” using a new Chilean telescope called HARPS (High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher).

The three planets found yesterday are 4.2, 6.7, and 9.4 times the Earth’s mass, and all three of them orbit their sun in less than 20 days.

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