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Jun 30, 2017 04:59 AM EDT

NASA’s Kepler Spacecraft Detected New Hot Jupiter, K2 Mission’s Ninth Such Discovery

Data from the K2 mission has helped a research team discover a new hot Jupiter.

Jun 26, 2017 04:45 AM EDT

Kepler Mission Helps Discover That A Majority Of Small Planets Are Mini-Neptunes Or Super-Earths

Data collected by the Kepler Mission has helped scientists find out that most of the exoplanets discovered are small and of two distinct types.

Jul 20, 2016 03:25 AM EDT

NASA’s K2 Mission Discovers 104 New Worlds, 4 Can Host Alien Life

Astronomers have discovered 104 new planets with the help of the Kepler spacecraft.

May 16, 2016 08:41 AM EDT

Kepler Mission Transmits Info Of 1,284 New Planets, Is Another Habitable Planet Discovered?

NASA's ongoing Kepler missions have provided the space station with an astounding number of newly discovered planets. The Kepler mission brought in about 1,284 new planets in total, being the largest number of verified planets to date.