Several Kepler Planets Turn Out to be Small Stars

<div class="contents-2MsGLg"> <div id="message-content-953711873994399795" class= "markup-eYLPri messageContent-2t3eCI">Using updated stellar measurements based on new data from the Gaia mission, three (and possibly four) Kepler exoplanets are actually small stars, but it’s unlikely new calculations will reveal many more such issues. Plus, Ingenuity, astronauts, permafrost, and This Week in Rocket History, we look back at STS-3 and the first use of the Canadarm.</div> </div>