Hubble celebrates discovery of more than 6,000 worlds

NASA announced the milestone with artist impressions of newly-discovered planets. (NASA Goddard via SWNS)

By Dean Murray

The Hubble Space Telescope has reached the jaw-dropping milestone of discovering more than 6,000 new worlds.

Hubble celebrates discovery of more than 6,000 worlds

An artist's impression of one of the planets. (NASA Goddard via SWNS)

Hubble celebrates discovery of more than 6,000 worlds

The joint NASA/ESA mission searches for planets in outer space, potentially looking for a world like Earth. (NASA Goddard via SWNS)

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