Science Newslink: AI Has Found An 8-planet System Like Ours In Kepler Data 🛰️ [From "Science News" Website]

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In 2013, the space telescope found seven worlds orbiting Kepler 90

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Our solar system is no longer the sole record-holder for most known planets circling a star.

An artificial intelligence algorithm sifted through data from the planet-hunting Kepler space telescope and discovered a previously overlooked planet orbiting Kepler 90 — making it the first star besides the sun known to host eight planets. This finding, announced in a NASA teleconference December 14, shows that the kinds of clever computer codes used to translate text and recognize voices can also help discover strange new worlds.


Full article in Science News: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-has-found-8-planet-system-ours-kepler-data?tgt=nr