NASA Finds 1,284 Alien Planets, Biggest Haul Yet, with Kepler Space Telescope
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 15:00
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's Kepler space telescope has discovered 1,284 new exoplanets, including nine rocky worlds that might be capable of supporting life as we know it. It is by far the biggest haul of alien planets ever unveiled at one time.