Mar 07
Kepler’s first exoplanet candidate discovered a decade ago finally confirmed
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The Kepler space telescope has a new feather in its cap as its very first exoplanet candidate discovered a decade ago has finally been confirmed. The exoplanet is called Kepler-1658b, and it had a long road to confirmation. Part of the delay was due to initial estimates of the size of the planet’s host star being off. With the size … Continue reading
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