Astronomy / Space Kepler Identifies another 715 extrasolar planets

[Thargon]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26362433

 

[Memnoch]

Yeah! Just before I left work I said to one of my colleagues that Exoplanet has just imported 768 new planets. I said that it was probably a database error and it has marked many old ones as new but no, there really are now over 1700 of things according to the app.

 

[Cmdr Andy B]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26362433

ah well, that's the star map pushed back a few more months, Michael must be tearing his beard out!

 

[Phoenix_Dfire]

Damn. Kepler's been busy.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/27/nasa-finds-new-planets?CMP=fb_gu

Are these new systems going to be in the star map then?

 

[Sir.Tj]

Moved and merged thread.

 

[Patrick_68000]

Kepler Identifies another 715 extrasolar planets

The future of humanity is assured