The Kepler telescope completed its mission in 2018 after nine years in space. All this after he ran out of fuel, although his data became fuzzy, they were useful for tracking NASA’s investigations.

Kepler leaves behind a legacy of more than 2,600 discoveries of extrasolar planets, many of which may be promising sites for life. Recently, astronomers were able to use data from the latest Kepler observations to discover three more planets, according to Digital Trends.

Two of the three exoplanets have been confirmedK2-416 b and K2-417 b, and a third planet, EPIC 246251988 b, remains a candidate exoplanet.

“These are fairly average planets in the grand scheme of Kepler’s observations,” lead researcher Elyse Incha of the University of Wisconsin-Madison said in a statement. However, he noted that they are exciting because Kepler observed them during the last days of operations. “It shows how good Kepler was at hunting planets, even at the end of his life.”

Kepler’s findings