During its operating lifetime between 2009 and 2018, Kepler observed around 150,000 stars ... really is something very different about how these giant planets form versus how small planets like Earth ...

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The researchers used data collected by NASA's Kepler telescope ... very different about how these giant planets form versus how small planets like Earth form. That's really the major discovery ...

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The researchers used data collected by NASA's Kepler telescope ... very different about how these giant planets form versus how small planets like Earth form. That's really the major discovery ...

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"There really is something very different about how these giant planets ... planets like Earth form." Scientists have used data from NASA's retired planet-hunting space telescope 'Kepler' to ...

During its operating lifetime between 2009 and 2018, Kepler observed around ... different about how these giant planets form versus how small planets like Earth form," Gilbert said.