The Kepler team analyzed their characteristics anyways under the assumption that Kepler-14 was a single star.
Confirmed (or validated, as the Kepler team likes to say), they join the other planets already known to orbit the star.
The Kepler team had to wait for three passes of the planet before upping its status from "candidate" to "confirmed".
The bigger the planet, the more light it blocks, allowing the Kepler team to determine the diameter of the planet.
In 2010, the Kepler team released a paper which had data for 312 extrasolar planet candidates from 306 separate stars.
The Kepler team originally promised to release data within one year of observations.
In December, the Kepler team announced the first Earth-sized planet, the smallest yet detected.
On February 2, 2011, the Kepler team released a list of 1,235 extrasolar planet candidates, including 54 that may be in the habitable zone.
When I joined the Kepler team, this mission's ability to open a unique and valuable new window on these objects was immediately apparent.
Martin loves working with the Kepler team, "It's a fantastic environment to work in, who wouldn't be excited to work on this mission."
