Largest rocky world found

At half Neptune’s size, exoplanet should be gassy — but it’s not

rocky planet

SOLID AS A ROCK  A planet about half the size of Neptune might be made of pure rock, making it larger than other known rocky planets (one illustrated).

JPL-Caltech/NASA

When it comes to big balls of rock, exoplanet BD+20594b might have all other known worlds beat.