Scientists have discovered 44 exoplanets outside our solar system thanks to the Kepler satellite telescope.
Typically, surveys locate just a few planets, usually no more than a dozen. All of this information was gathered as a result of a technical issue.
“Two of the four control-reaction wheels failed,” according to Motohide Tamura of the University of Tokyo, “which meant that Kepler could not perform its basic goal of looking at a certain area of the sky.”
Researchers have found a variety of unusual and fascinating planets, some as small as our own and others that round their home star in less than a day on Earth.
In multi-planetary systems, the researchers detected roughly 18 exoplanets. According to Livingston, this will aid in a better understanding of our solar system’s surroundings. In addition, researchers discovered 27 possibilities that, following additional investigation, may turn out to be real planets.
The astronomical telescope in space Kepler has been traveling in space for a decade and has sparked a lot of debate.
More than 2,6000 exoplanets have been discovered using the telescope. In reality, NASA just stated that Kepler has discovered that the Milky Way has more planets than stars. How long will it take us to locate a habitable planet after all of these discoveries? Let’s hope it’s only a matter of time before it happens.
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