Technology & Science

Single-Transit Kepler Data Uncovers Earth-Sized ‘HD 137010 b’ 146 ly Away

On 27 Jan 2026 researchers reported that a lone 10-hour dip in 2017 Kepler-K2 data points to HD 137010 b, a planet only 6 % larger than Earth and with a ~355-day orbit around a nearby Sun-like star, pending another transit for confirmation.