"At this point, we know very little about the actual masses of the extrasolar planets we've identified so far. The techniques used to study these planets only give astronomers a general idea of the object's mass, and researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science sought to remedy that in a new study. "
Source: Softpedia News
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