The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has revealed that it has found 10 new near-Earth size planets, which are in their star's habitable zone. Additionally, results using Kepler data suggest two distinct size groupings of small planets. How does Kepler space telescope find new planets? One research group took advantage of the Kepler data to make precise measurements of thousands of planets, revealing two distinct groups of small planetsThe team found a clean division in the sizes of rocky, Earth-size planets and gaseous planets smaller than Neptune. Click here to stay informed and know what is happening around the world with our G.K. and Current Affairs section.

Source: India Today June 20, 2017 09:11 UTC