Kepler's astounding haul of multiple-planet systems
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 15:30
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's Kepler spacecraft is proving itself to be a prolific planet hunter. Within just the first four months of data, astronomers have found evidence for more than 1,200 planetary candidates. Of those, 408 reside in systems containing two or more planets, and most of those look very different than our solar system.