Kepler - 410 consists of a blend between the fast rotating planet host star (Keple... ▽ More We confirm the Kepler planet candidate Kepler - 410b (KOI - 42b) as a Neptune sized exoplanet on a 17.8 day, eccentric orbit around the bright (Kp = 9.4) star Kepler - 410A. (arxiv.org)
According to a survey conducted by astronomers at Cornell University, the Milky Way may be host to over 100 million planets hosting life beyond the microbial stage. (newatlas.com)