Census of confirmed Milky Way planets just went up by 1,284, including 9 that could be Earth-like

The Milky Way galaxy feels a little more crowded.

Sifting through data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, scientists said Tuesday they’ve confirmed the existence of 1,284 planets orbiting other stars.

The announcement more than doubles the number of validated planets discovered by the planet-hunting...

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