Astronomy student discovers 17 new planets, including Earth-sized world
February 27, 2020
University of British Columbia astronomy student Michelle Kunimoto has discovered 17 new planets, including a potentially habitable, Earth-sized world, by combing through data gathered by NASA's Kepler mission.
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