Watch & Read: NASA’s Kepler Mission Announces Largest Collection of Planets Ever Discovered

by Press on May 10, 2016

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The image is a concept piece depicting select Kepler planetary discoveries made to date. Credits: NASA Ames/W. Stenzel

Pasadena, CA-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets — the single largest finding of planets to date.

“This announcement more than doubles the number of confirmed planets from Kepler,” said Ellen Stofan, chief scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “This gives us hope that somewhere out there, around a star much like ours, we can eventually…