Gliese 436b: A Neptune-Like Planet With Burning Ice

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Gliese 436 b is a Neptune-sized planet that orbits a red dwarf known as Gliese 436

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This unusual world is only 33 light-years away from Earth

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The planet completes one full orbit around its parent star in just a little over 2 days

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This short orbital period indicates that the planet is located remarkably close to its star

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According to NASA, the planet has more than 7,000 times less methane than it should

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Researchers think it may be made mostly of an exotic form of water.

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Researchers believes that the ice has been hardened by pressure 

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Its discovery was announced in 2004

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