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NASA's Kepler Mission Discovers Two Planets Transiting Same Star

  • This artist's concept illustrates the two Saturn-sized planets discovered by NASA's Kepler mission. The star system is oriented edge-on, as seen by Kepler, such that both planets cross in front of, or transit, their star. This is the first star system found to have multiple transiting planets.

    This artist's concept illustrates the two Saturn-sized planets discovered by NASA's Kepler mission. The star system is oriented edge-on, as seen by Kepler, such that both planets cross in front of, or transit, their star. This is the first star system found to have multiple transiting planets.

    NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech

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