[wbarmy]

Why do they call them super-Earths? There is no similarity except for the fact that they are both planets. They are more in line with Neptune in size and they are out of the habitable zone.

Just trying to get clicks on the article.

[cuban leaf]

Yep. as I said in my post above this one, if it isn’t “class M”, it’s just a planet.

I suppose we’d call Venus an “earth like planet” if we found it this way.

[Erik Latranyi]

Just trying to get clicks on the article.

Complete click-bait.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Super-earths are solid like the earth, but a few times heavier. Neptune and Uranus are about 17 and 15 times heavier, respectively, but as gas giants are about 60 times the volume.

[Salman]

An "Earth like" planet is one with roughly the same composition as Earth. Markers are a solid surface (unlike Jupiter), and enough atmosphere to have weather patterns (unlike Mercury). Familiar examples are Venus and Mars. So really not all that much like Earth, except compared to what else is out there.

Super Earth == Earth like but significantly bigger than Earth.

It's reasonable terminology for astronomers, but journalists want a sexy story.