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Too Hot to Handle? Kepler reveals seven steamy exoplanets (science news).
Step aside, Star Trek, and make room for the real final frontier shenanigans, because NASA’s Kepler space telescope, although retired, is still spilling…
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October 2018
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Goodbye Kepler, planet-hunter par excellence.
After nine years in deep space collecting data that indicate our sky to be filled with billions of hidden planets – more planets…
December 2017
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A.I. discovers new Kepler exoplanet.
A.I. may not be driving your car around yet, but it is discovering new exoplanets! Our solar system is now tied for most number…
May 2016
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Thousand plus new planets found by NASA.
NASA’s Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets – the single largest finding of planets to date. “This announcement more than doubles the…
January 2015
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NASA’s empire of a thousand worlds.
How many stars like our sun host planets like our Earth? NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope continuously monitored more than 150,000 stars beyond our…
April 2014
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NASA’s finds first Earth-Size habitable world.
Using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the first Earth-size planet orbiting a star in the “habitable zone” — the range of…
February 2014
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The great bonanza of worlds.
NASA’s Kepler mission announced Wednesday the discovery of 715 new planets. These newly-verified worlds orbit 305 stars, revealing multiple-planet systems much like our…
November 2013
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It’s full of stars… no, planets!
NASA is excited about the discovery of 833 new candidate planets by the Kepler team. Ten of these candidates are less than twice…
April 2013
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NASA finds smallest habitable zone worlds yet.
NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered two new planetary systems that include three super-Earth-size planets in the “habitable zone,” the range of distance from…
February 2013
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The very, very small planet.
NASA’s Kepler mission scientists have discovered a new planetary system that is home to the smallest planet yet found around a star similar…
January 2013
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Free planets for everyone… NASA’s great new world rush.
NASA’s Kepler mission Monday announced the discovery of 461 new planet candidates. Four of the potential new planets are less than twice the…
November 2012
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Kepler… King of the Planet Hunters!
NASA is marking two milestones in the search for planets like Earth; the successful completion of the Kepler Space Telescope’s 3 1/2- year…