Exoplanets with a radius twice that of the Earth are rare. A team from MPIA, UNIGE and UNIBE has come up with new explanations.
When icy, water-rich oceanic planets migrate towards their star, the ice melts and eventually forms a thick atmosphere of water vapour, increasing their radius. © Thomas Müller / MPIA
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