NASA's Kepler Spacecraft Finds 1st Alien Planet of New Mission

Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 12:04 in Astronomy & Space

Kepler has spotted its first new alien planet since being hobbled by a malfunction in May 2013. The newly discovered world, called HIP 116454b, is a "super Earth" about 2.5 times larger than our home planet.

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