New Worlds Galore: Kepler Space Telescope Confirms 1,284 More Exoplanets

Artist’s conception of the many different exoplanets which have been discovered by Kepler so far. Image Credit: NASA/W. Stenzel

For several years now, the Kepler Space Telescope, as well as other telescopes, has been discovering an increasing number of exoplanets, with over 2,000 such confirmed worlds found so far (and nearly 5,000 candidates). Today, [...]