Five Kepler Target Stars That Show Multiple Transiting Exoplanet Candidates

J. H. Steffen, N. M. Batalha, W. J. Borucki, L. A. Buchhave, D. A. Caldwell, W. D. Cochran, M. Endl, D. C. Fabrycky, F. Fressin, Eric B. Ford, J. J. Fortney, M. J. Haas, M. J. Holman, S. B. Howell, H. Isaacson, J. M. Jenkins, D. Koch, D. W. Latham, J. J. Lissauer, Althea Moorhead, Robert Morehead, G. Marcy, P. J. MacQueen, S. N. Quinn, Darin Ragozzine, J. F. Rowe, D. D. Sasselov, S. Seager, G. Torres, W. F. Welsh

December 1, 2010

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Journal article

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ApJ

Press Coverage

A Tidal Wave of Exoplanet Candidates: Sky & Telescope.com, June 17, 2010
NASA finds potential planetary bonanza: CBC News, June 16, 2010
Latest Kepler data includes over 700 exoplanet candidates: Ars Technica, June 16, 2010
Kepler Craft Reports Apparent Planetary Bonanza: US News & World Report, June 16, 2010

[Artist impression of Kepler spacecraft with distant solar system. Credit NASA/Kepler mission/Wendy Stenzel ]

An avalanche of alien planets: MSNBC, June 15, 2010
Mass Transits: Kepler Mission Releases Data on Hundreds of Possible Exoplanets: Scientific American, June 16, 2010
NASA: Neptune-sized planets orbiting other stars: USA Today, June 15, 2010
Kepler craft reports apparent planetary bonanza: Science News, July 3, 2010.

planetary systems stars: individual: KIC 8394721 KIC 5972334 KIC 10723750 KIC 7287995 KIC 7825899 techniques: photometric techniques: spectroscopic Press