Researchers observed the atmosphere of super-Earth exoplanet
for the time first by the two telescopes of OAO.
A research team led by Akihiko Fukui (NAOJ), Norio Narita
(NAOJ) and Kenji Kuroda (the University of Tokyo) observed the atmosphere of
super-Earth “GJ3470b” in Cancer for the first time in the world using two
telescopes at OAO (Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, NAOJ). This super-Earth
is an exoplanet, having only about 14 times the mass of our home planet, and it
is the second lightest one among already-surveyed exoplanets. The observational
data revealed that this planet is highly likely to NOT be covered by thick
clouds.