'These are the last chronologically observed planets by Kepler, but every [last] bit of the telescope's data is incredibly useful.'
On October 30, Kepler was officially retired due to the fact it was out of fuel and could no longer maintain its Earth-trailing orbit.
They have now determined that two of the stars host exoplanets, while the third likely also hosts a planet, though follow-up observations are required.
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