February is Black History Month, and to mark the occasion, we recently sat down with John Johnson, scientist at NASA’s Exoplanet Science Institute at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
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Browsing Posts in Space Station Reports
NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered 11 new planetary systems hosting 26 confirmed planets.
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NASA astronaut and former Kepler science office director Janice Voss passed away last night after a courageous battle with cancer.
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The discovery of the Kepler-34 and Kepler-35 systems establishes that double-star worlds are not uncommon.
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Astronomers using data from NASA’s Kepler mission have discovered the three smallest planets yet detected orbiting a star beyond our sun.
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NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered the first Earth-size planets orbiting a sun-like star outside our solar system.
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The project had an exciting close to 2011. A very successful Kepler Science Conference was held at NASA Ames and attracted more than 500 people.
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Kepler spacecraft experienced a processor reset. The project team detected a software reboot during regular scheduled contact.
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NASA will host a news teleconference at 1 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Dec. 20, announcing new discoveries by the Kepler mission.
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A research team led by Steve Howell has announced the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting one of the brightest stars in the Kepler field of view.
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