Kepler Space Telescope's Alien Planet Bonanza Explained (Infographic)

Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 14:54 in Astronomy & Space

A powerful new technique for hunting alien planets yields a major new crop of new worlds. See how it helped NASA's Kepler Space Telescope confirm the existence of 715 new alien planets to nearly double the known list of exoplanets.

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