11 May 2020

NZ Planet Hunters find a "Super Earth"

From Afternoons, 1:17 pm on 11 May 2020

Two University of Canterbury Astronomers were leading a team which has discovered a "one in a million" similar planet to earth near the centre of the galaxy.

Lead author on the team from Canterbury, Dr Antonio Herrera Martin explains how hard it was to find and what it means.

Dr Antonio Herrera Martin

Dr Antonio Herrera Martin Photo: supplied