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Kepler tally grows: 104 more exoplanets confirmed

Space telescope’s second-life K2 mission finds grab bag of new worlds

Kepler telescope

QUITE A CACHE  Four tiny rocky worlds snuggled up to a cool star (illustrated) are a small sample from the Kepler telescope’s latest haul of exoplanets.

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By Christopher Crockett

- More than 2 years ago

Despite being partially crippled by a series of malfunctions, the Kepler space telescope is still going strong.