Kepler found New Planets better than Earth
The Kepler Telescope was built for one purpose: To look at a certain patch in the Milky Way in search of exoplanets.
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Planet-hunting Kepler Space Telescope retired
NASA ‘retires’ planet-hunting Kepler space telescope, that discovered 2,600 exoplanets.
Kepler announces largest Collection of Planets ever discovered
NASA’s Kepler space telescope mission has just verified 1,284 new planets, doubling its haul in largest exoplanet discovery ever. 2,325 exoplanets and counting…
Neptune-Sized Moon in a Distant Solar System discovered
An ‘exomoon’ that is almost three times the size of Earth orbiting a Jupiter-sized planet, discovered outside our Solar System.
Super Earth Planet could be our next Home
Are there planets that resemble ours? Kepler-1649c is now the most similar exoplanet yet found to Earth.
There are about 300 million Habitable Planets in the Milky Way
Scientists using data from the Kepler space telescope, estimated that there could be as many as 300 million potentially habitable planets in our galaxy.
Earth-sized ‘pi planet’ with a 3.14-day orbit
Astronomers at MIT and elsewhere have discovered an Earth-sized exoplanet that zips around its star every 3.14 days.
Exoplanets could be made of Diamond and Rock
Scientists say exoplanets circling carbon-rich stars could be made of diamond and silica.
Fastest Star ever observed
Fastest star ever observed by astronomers is moving at more than 8% the speed of light.
There could be 6 billion Earth-like planets in our Galaxy
There could be as many as six billion Earth-like planets in the Milky Way Galaxy, according to new estimates.