The exoplanet is a few times the mass of Earth, but it should still be small enough to be rocky rather than a gas giant like Jupiter.

这个系外行星的质量是地球的几倍，但是它足够小，能够由岩石构成，而不是像木星是一团巨大的气体。

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The exoplanet, called WASP-12b, is a gas giant, like Jupiter.

这颗命名为WASP - 12b的系外行星是一颗类似于木星的巨大气态星球。

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It's definitely not a gas giant like Jupiter. Nor is it habitable—it's too hot.

它肯定不是像木星一样的巨型气体行星，也不适宜人类居住——那太热了。

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How do they get that information? What is a star, if not just a giant gas bottle, containerless?

他们是怎样得到信息的？星星是什么？,如果不只是一个巨大的，空空的气体瓶呢？

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About one-fifth of them are home to a gas giant like Jupiter or a still more massive planet.

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On the plus side, the ability to directly detect light from a planet closer to the size of Earth than a Jupiter-sized gas giant is a positive step forward in our ability to learn more about planets that might be habitable.

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