NASA alien planet DISCOVERY: Will NASA find life on the distant world of Kepler 1658b?

She said: “We alerted and his team collected the necessary spectroscopic data to unambiguously show that Kepler-1658b is a planet.

“As one of the pioneers of exoplanet science and a key figure behind the Kepler mission, it was particularly fitting to have Dave be part of this confirmation.”

Right now, NASA’s Exoplanet Archive at the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute lists a total of 3,924 exoplanets.

Out of these alien worlds, 2,338 have were discovered and confirmed by Kepler.

There are another 2,423 Kepler telescopes yet to be confirmed.