Fifty (50) New Planets Discovered

Scientists recently discovered 50 new confirmed planets from the data they analyzed on the space telescopes of NASA such as the Kepler and TESS or Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. It was discovered from a machine learning algorithm or an artificial intelligence technology or computer.

Before the discovery scientists trained the algorithm to distinguish between true and false.

The planets vary from big to small and even size of planet earth or smaller than earth. The discovery is said to be the first in the history of astronomy.

“The algorithm was able to statistically confirm the existence of 50 exoplanets from the candidate data, ranging from diminutive alien worlds smaller than the Earth all the way up to enormous gas giants the size of Neptune. These worlds can now be targeted for follow up observations by more specialized and powerful telescopes that will be able to determine the key characteristics of the worlds.”(New Atlas)

“The 50 planets it discovered range from one as big as Neptune and another as small as Earth, with orbits as long as 200 days and as short as one.”(The Next Web)

PLANETS (image from Forbes website)