{"id":27722,"date":"2012-07-19T18:36:39","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T18:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2012\/07\/19\/ikenbot-possible-alien-planet-smaller-than\/"},"modified":"2017-07-01T14:18:14","modified_gmt":"2017-07-01T14:18:14","slug":"ikenbot-possible-alien-planet-smaller-than","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2012\/07\/19\/ikenbot-possible-alien-planet-smaller-than\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-27722 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2012\/07\/19\/ikenbot-possible-alien-planet-smaller-than\/attachment\/27723\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/tumblr_m7f3on5F461qbn5m1o1_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/tumblr_m7f3on5F461qbn5m1o1_1280-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/tumblr_m7f3on5F461qbn5m1o1_1280-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/ikenbot.tumblr.com\/post\/27562357303\/possible-alien-planet-smaller-than-earth-may-be\">ikenbot<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><big><a href=\"http:\/\/www.space.com\/16642-alien-planet-lava-world-smaller-earth.html\"><strong>Possible Alien Planet Smaller Than Earth May Be Lava World<\/strong><\/a><\/big><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Illustration:<\/strong> <em> An artist\u2019s illustration of the alien planet UCF 1.01, a potential exoplanet 33 light-years from Earth that may be covered in lava.<\/em> <strong>Credit:<\/strong> <em>University of Central Florida<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Scientists have discovered what appears to be an alien planet just two-thirds the size of Earth, a heat-blasted world perhaps covered in molten lava, a new study reports.<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>Astronomers discovered the newfound alien planet, known as UCF-1.01, using NASA\u2019s Spitzer Space Telescope. The diminutive world is just 33 light-years away, making it a near neighbor of Earth in the cosmic scheme of things.<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>\u201cWe have found strong evidence for a very small, very hot and very near planet with the help of the Spitzer Space Telescope,\u201d study lead author Kevin Stevenson, of the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, said in a statement. \u201cIdentifying nearby small planets such as UCF-1.01 may one day lead to their characterization using future instruments.\u201d<\/small><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ikenbot: Possible Alien Planet Smaller Than Earth May Be Lava World Illustration: An artist\u2019s illustration of the alien planet UCF 1.01, a potential exoplanet 33 light-years from Earth that may be covered in lava. 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