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Kepler Spacecraft Finds 2 Planets Sharing Same Orbit

By Lee SpeigelMar 1st 2011 – 7:14AM
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To date, the telescope on the Kepler spacecraft has detected 1,235 planet candidates, and while Earth-bound telescopes are trying to determine if 54 of those planets may have conditions that could harbor life, one unique planetary system may have been uncovered. Unique because it's the first time scientists have...

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