article_snippet.sent: the planet was already known to orbit 13 times closer to the planet star that Mercury is to our sun, completing an orbit in just 2.2 days.
article_snippet.sent: The difficulty arises because an Earth-sized world blocks out much less of the light of its parent star compared to a Jupiter-sized world like HD
article_snippet.sent: It would help if we can find an Earth-like exoplanet orbiting a really bright star,subproject leader Dr Kevin Heng added.
article_snippet.sent: When a planet passes in front of a planet star, the intensity of this signal varies.
article_snippet.sent: a planet was already known to orbit 13 times closer to a planet star that Mercury is to us sun, completing an orbit in just 2.2 days.
article_snippet.sent: this research opens up the opportunity of studying atmospheres of distant exoplanets without having to resort to giant observatories or space telescopes.