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Kepler Mission
The Kepler space telescope, which allowed humanity to see huge numbers of other planets that could support life, is about to die. The spacecraft probably only has enough fuel left for a few months, N…
It’s a huge discovery which places the current number of alien planets confirmed close to 3,600. The discovery is important for astronomers to map the solar systems of the Milky Way. Astronomers expl…
Scientists Discover “Earth 2.0″ Via Kepler Space Telescope. Since it’s launch on March 7, 2009, the Kepler Space Telescope has been busy collecting data about our galaxy with an interest in finding h…
The number of exoplanets has risen by almost 100, as an international team of astronomers confirms a new batch found in data captured as part of the K2 mission - the NASA Kepler telescope's new…
The discovery of an eighth planet circling the distant star Kepler-90 by University of Texas at Austin astronomer Andrew Vanderburg and Google’s Christopher Shallue overturns our solar system’s statu…
In the hunt for life beyond the Solar System, several things are key. First, we need to find worlds that are similar in size to our own. Second, they need to be close enough for us to study. And thir…
NASA said that its Kepler spacecraft has spotted "Earth's bigger, older cousin": the first nearly Earth-size planet to be found in the habitable zone of a star similar to our own. Thoug…
The Kepler space telescope is operated by NASA to discover other earths, some of which could support life and its latest discovery is significant enough to bring with it a huge press conference. Ver…
There could be more habitable planets out there than we thought. An analysis of data from the Kepler space telescope has revealed 20 promising worlds that might be able to host life. The list of pote…
Astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope to obtain detailed observations of the exoplanet Kepler-13Ab and have discovered that titanium dioxide (the main ingredient in some sunscreens) “snows…
In the hunt for life beyond the Solar System, several things are key. First, we need to find worlds that are similar in size to our own. Second, they need to be close enough for us to study. And thir…
Planet hunters and science enthusiasts are rejoicing over NASA’s latest announcement. Today, a team of astronomers working with data from the K2 mission released a new catalog of potential alien pl…
NASA will hold a press conference on June 19 where it will discuss its latest findings from the Kepler telescope. Kepler, which is on its second mission known as K2, has so far revealed 667 planet ca…
