Astronomers using data from NASA’s Kepler mission estimate that at least 100 billion planets populate the galaxy.
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Four of the potential new planets are less than twice the size of Earth and orbit in the “habitable zone,” where liquid water might exist.
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William Borucki, principal investigator for the Kepler mission at the agency’s Ames Research Center, is recipient of the 2013 Henry Draper Medal.
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A new analysis of Kepler data shows that about 17 percent of stars have an Earth-sized planet in an orbit closer than Mercury.
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Kepler has completed two science data downloads since the last update, successfully completing Quarter 15 flight operations and beginning Quarter 16.
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After a “wheel rest” safe mode that began on January 17, 2013, NASA’s Kepler spacecraft returned to science data collection.
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Astronomers estimate that six percent of red dwarfs have a temperate Earth-size planet, as close as 13 light-years away.
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Kepler mission scientists have discovered a new planetary system that is home to the smallest planet yet found around a star similar to our sun.
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Since returning to science data collection on Jan. 27, 2013, after a 10-day precautionary wheel rest safe mode, the spacecraft has been performing well and continues to make science observations.
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The spacecraft continues to operate efficiently and the science team has had a chance to examine the high rate data that was downlinked on March 6-7.
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