NASA’s Kepler Mission Verifies Record Number Of New Planets

Credit: Kepler: NASA
HOUSTON – Scientists associated with NASA’s Kepler space telescope have verified the presence of 1,284 new extrasolar planets. It is the largest finding of its kind to date and a discovery with significant implications for future efforts to determine whether the Milky Way is teeming with Earth-like...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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