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  #1 lucassmithaus on 13 May 16

   

  NASA has discovered a huge trove of planets outside our solar system, boosting the chances of us finding another Earth-like world.
  In a major announcement on Tuesday, the US space agency revealed it has found 1,284 new planets using the Kepler telescope, more than doubling the number of known exoplanets in the universe. Nine of them could theoretically be habitable.
  "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 discover another Earth."
  In total, the number of known planets outside our solar system now sits at 3,264.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">NASA has discovered a huge trove of planets outside our solar system, boosting the chances of us finding another Earth-like world. <br /> In a major announcement on Tuesday, the US space agency revealed it has found 1,284 new planets using the Kepler telescope, more than doubling the number of known exoplanets in the universe. Nine of them could theoretically be habitable. <br /> "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 discover another Earth." <br /> In total, the number of known planets outside our solar system now sits at 3,264.</div>

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