WE LEARNED FROM THE NASA KEPLER AND K-2 MISSIONS THAT BETWEEN ~20-50% OF MAIN SEQUENCE STARS HOST SMALL PLANETS (HAVING A RADIUS BETWEEN 1-4 EARTH RADII). DESPITE THE SHORT ORBITAL PERIODS OF MOST OF THESE TRANSITING PLANET DETECTIONS
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