Launched in 2009 to seek out worlds beyond the Solar System, the Kepler mission is exceeding expectations. Is it closing in on another Earth?
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Eugenie Samuel Reich is a reporter for Nature based in Boston.
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Reich, E. Astronomy: Beyond the stars. Nature 470, 24–26 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/470024a
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