Villanova Prof Finds 'Super Earth' With Astronomy Team: Report

VILLANOVA, PA – A "super earth" has been discovered in e stars and a Villanova University professor was among the team members who found it.

Professor of astronomy and astrophysics Edward Guinan and an international team of crack astronomers found the super earth, which they say is about seven light years away, according to KYW News Radio.

Not only is the planet incredibly far from our Earth, it's much, much larger. Thus, the "super" part of its name.

KYW reports the newly-found planet's mass is more than three times the size of Earth's mass.

Guinan told the outlet despite its distance from us, the super earth visible in the northern part of the night sky with binoculars.

Guinan holds a B.S. in physics from Villanova and Ph.D. in astronomy from University of Pennsylvania, 1970

You can listen to Guinan's interview on KYW below:

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