Kepler Telescope Discovers Dozens of New Exoplanets - A Breakthrough in Astronomy
The search for exoplanets in our universe has been a long and arduous journey, but a recent breakthrough has opened up a whole new realm of possibilities. Scientists have recently discovered that the Kepler Space Telescope, which has been in operation since 2009, has identified over 3,000 planets orbiting distant stars. This is a dramatic increase from the previously known tally of 1,337.
This discovery is monumental as it marks the first time a single telescope has been able to detect so many planets in one go. The number of planets now identified by Kepler is equal to the total number of planets discovered in the past four decades. This is a huge milestone in the field of astronomy, and a turning point for planet-hunting.
source: Phys.org