"NASA's Kepler Discovers Scorching Seven-Planet System in Old Data"

NASA's Kepler space telescope has revealed a scorching seven-planet system called Kepler-385, where each planet receives more radiant heat from its host star per area than any planet in our solar system. This system is one of the few known to contain more than six verified planets or planet candidates. The new Kepler catalog includes almost 4,400 planet candidates, providing accurate information about each system and enabling astronomers to learn more about their characteristics. The catalog uses improved measurements of stellar properties and reveals that stars hosting multiple transiting planets typically have more circular orbits.