CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, May 12: Scientists poring over data collected by NASA’s Kepler space telescope have discovered a world outside its field of view, demonstrating a new technique for finding planets beyond the Solar System, scientists reported on Thursday. From its vantage point in space, Kepler stares at about 150,000 sun-like stars located a few hundred light years to a few thousand light years from Earth. One light year is about 9.5 trillion km. (agencies)
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