find the first planet outside our solar system rocky The first extrasolar planet rock, so far the closest to Earth, was discovered by a group of scientists at the observatory Thuringer, Germany.
was called Corot-7b. Land is very hot but because it is too close to the Sun
"is so close that the surface temperature exceeds 1,980 degrees Celsius, much to support life as we know it on Earth" , said.
orbits its star in 20 hours at a speed of 750,000 kilometers per hour.
For these measurements, the astronomers used an Harps spectrograph attached to the European Observatory's telescope in La Silla, Chile, considered by them as "the best device to hunt for planets outside our solar system in the world."
The Solar System four rocky planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Imagine the surface temperature exceeds 1,980 degrees Celsius and we complain that it's hot here xD -.- Incredible