NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered two new planetary systems that include three super-Earth-size planets in the “habitable zone.”
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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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The light of a red star is warped and magnified by its dead-star companion, as detected by NASA’s Kepler space telescope.
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NASA will host a news briefing at 2 p.m. EDT, Thursday, April 18, to announce new discoveries from the agency’s Kepler mission.
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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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NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered two new planetary systems that include three super-Earth-size planets in the “habitable zone,” the range of distance from a star where the surface temperature of an orbiting planet might be suitable for liquid water.
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Astronomers have used NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to photograph the iconic Horsehead Nebula in a new, infrared light to mark the 23rd anniversary of the famous observatory’s launch aboard the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990.
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NASA’s Office of Education has awarded a cooperative agreement to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) to support the agency’s education internship programs.
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For a second year, NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate is seeking proposals for suborbital technology payloads and spacecraft capability enhancements that could help revolutionize future space missions.
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