... News . ... stars . ... New method of finding planets scores its first discovery . ... Although Kepler was designed to find transiting planets, this planet was not identified using the transit method. ... The new method looks for three small effects that occur simultaneously as a planet orbits the star. ... Although the new method can t find Earth-sized worlds using current technology, it offers astronomers a unique discovery opportunity. ... Hubble finds dead stars т??pollutedт?? with planet debris ...