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Kepler By the Numbers – Mission Statistics

admin — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 19:20:11 +0000

The Kepler space telescope is done with its work collecting astounding science data showing there are more planets than stars in our galaxy. Here’s a round-up of what Kepler has achieved.

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Top Science Results from the Kepler Mission

admin — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 19:20:11 +0000

Top Science Results from the Kepler Mission

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NASA Retires Kepler Space Telescope, Passes Planet-Hunting Torch

admin — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 19:20:11 +0000

After nine years in deep space collecting data that indicate our sky to be filled with billions of hidden planets – more planets even than stars – NASA’s Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel needed for further science operations.

Źródło: NASA Retires Kepler Space Telescope, Passes Planet-Hunting Torch

A New View of Our Starry Night

admin — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 19:20:10 +0000

After nine years in deep space collecting data that revealed our night sky to be filled with billions of hidden planets – more planets even than stars – NASA’s Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel needed for further science operations.

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NASA’s First Planet Hunter, the Kepler Space Telescope: 2009-2018

admin — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 19:20:10 +0000

NASA’s Kepler space telescope spent nine years in space, collecting an unprecedented dataset for science that has revolutionized our understanding of our place in the cosmos. It found our galaxy teeming with planets — more planets even than the stars — and stunned the world with many other first-of-a-kind discoveries.

Źródło: NASA’s First Planet Hunter, the Kepler Space Telescope: 2009-2018

NASA to Hold Media Call on Status of Kepler Space Telescope Today

admin — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 18:00:11 +0000

NASA is hosting a media teleconference on the status of the Kepler space telescope today, Oct. 30, at 3 p.m. EDT.

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Rocky? Habitable? Sizing up a Galaxy of Planets

admin — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:40:15 +0000

The planets so far discovered across the Milky Way are a motley, teeming multitude: hot Jupiters, gas giants, small, rocky worlds and mysterious planets larger than Earth and smaller than Neptune. As we prepare to add many thousands more to the thousands found already, the search goes on for evidence of life– and for a world something like our own.

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Astronomers Find First Evidence of Possible Moon Outside Our Solar System

admin — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 07:20:17 +0000

Using NASA’s Hubble and Kepler space telescopes, astronomers have uncovered tantalizing evidence of what could be the first discovery of a moon orbiting a planet outside our solar system.

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Kepler Put Into Sleep Mode As Telescope’s Pointing Performance Degrades

admin — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 06:40:16 +0000

NASA’s Kepler team has received data showing that the spacecraft’s ability to point precisely has degraded. In order to preserve high-value science data collected during its latest observation campaign, the Kepler team has placed the spacecraft in a stable, no-fuel-use sleep mode.

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NASA Is Taking a New Look at Searching for Life Beyond Earth

admin — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 04:40:18 +0000

Since the beginning of civilization, humanity has wondered whether we are alone in the universe.

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