Kepler-37 b was announced in 2013 as the smallest exoplanet known at the time, about the size of the Moon. It was found by NASA's Kepler space telescope, which detected the slight dimming of the star Kepler-37 as the planet passed in front of it. The star is a little smaller than the Sun and lies in the constellation Lyra, a couple of hundred light-years away. Kepler-37 b orbits very close to its star in about thirteen days, so it is far too hot for life, and it is probably rocky with no real atmosphere. Two other planets, Kepler-37 c and d, were found in the same system.
Before and after
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- 2013Founding of Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet
- 2013Only Teardrops
- from 7 February 2013 to 18 February 2013February 2013 nor'easter
- 20 February 2013Discovery of Kepler-37 b
- from 21 February 2013 to 1 January 2016Creation of Firefox OS
- March 20132013 conclave
- from 3 March 2013 to 30 December 2020Premiere of Vikings
- 5 March 2013Death of Hugo Chávez
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