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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Today NASA marks two milestones in the search for planets like Earth.
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The Kepler team has completed two more science data downloads marking the successful completion of Quarter 14 flight operations.
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The discovery of planets continues to expand beyond the domain of professional astronomers.
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The Kepler team completed another monthly science data download, August 29-30, completing Quarter 14 month 2 science data collection.
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Two newly submitted studies verify 41 new transiting planets in 20 star systems.
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Kepler-47 is the first double-star system discovered containing multiple planets, one of which is orbiting in the so-called “habitable zone.”
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The Kepler team completed another monthly science data download over July 29-30, 2012.
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As reported earlier, on July 14, 2012, the Kepler spacecraft experienced an anomaly in the reaction wheel assembly (RWA) of the Attitude and Determination Control Subsystem (ADCS).
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On July 14, 2012, the Kepler spacecraft experienced a disruption in science data collection due to a pointing error.
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