Kepler space telescope
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Exoplanet Count Has Reached A Whopping 5,000, NASA Confirms
The number is a major milestone for planetary science. 
The number is a major milestone for planetary science. -
Astronomers Have Demoted Three 'Suspicious' Kepler Exoplanets
A new analysis led to the conclusion that the objects were not exoplanets owing to their too large size. A new analysis led to the conclusion that the objects were not exoplanets owing to their too large size. -
Astronomers Have Found Another Potential Exomoon Candidate
The candidate orbits a planet circling a sunlike star about 5,700 light-years from Earth. 
The candidate orbits a planet circling a sunlike star about 5,700 light-years from Earth. -
A Whopping 366 New Exoplanets Have Been Listed, Thanks To Advanced Planet Detection AI
The new additions bring the total number of confirmed exoplanets to 5,000. 
The new additions bring the total number of confirmed exoplanets to 5,000. -
NASA Retires Its Kepler Space Telescope That Discovered The First Exoplanets
The NASA Kepler space observatory's utterly successful nine year-old mission to seek out Earth-size planets orbiting other stars has come to a glorious end. 
The NASA Kepler space observatory's utterly successful nine year-old mission to seek out Earth-size planets orbiting other stars has come to a glorious end.
