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Astronomers identify ‘Godzilla of Earths’ in distant star system

In a distant star system, astronomers have discovered a planet with a hard surface like Earth, but with a mass 17 times larger, earning it the name “Godzilla of Earths”.

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Artist concept of multiple-transiting planet systems

Nasa discovers 715 new planets from Kepler telescope data

The team of Nasa scientists tasked with sorting through the vast amounts of data produced by Nasa’s Kepler telescope have identified 715 previously unknown planets beyond our solar system.

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NASA’s Kepler space telescope finds planet that wobbles like a spinning top

NASA’s Kepler telescope has discovered a planet, designated Kepler-413b, that wobbles wildly on its spin axis, much like a child’s top.