NASA's Kepler confirms 100+ exoplanets during its K2 mission
Monday, July 18, 2016 - 14:01
in Astronomy & Space
Scientists report the largest haul of confirmed planets - tallying more than a hundred -- since NASA's Kepler space telescope switched from staring into one patch of sky to detecting planets along a much larger portion of the Milky Way. Among the confirmed is a planetary system comprising four promising planets that could be rocky.