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Kepler-174 b

World type: water_world
Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2014
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Kepler-174 b is a fascinating world orbiting the star Kepler-174, discovered back in 2014 by the Kepler space telescope using the transit method. This means it was spotted as it gracefully passed in front of its star, causing a tiny dip in starlight that caught scientists’ attention. While Kepler-174 b doesn’t have a proper name yet, it shines in the realm of exoplanet fame as a distant neighbor detected far beyond our solar system. With the eye of the Kepler CCD Array, this discovery added another intriguing dot to the map of planets out there in the cosmic ocean. Though we can’t visit just yet, imagining life or landscapes on Kepler-174 b sparks the imagination and invites curious minds to dream about distant worlds!