Even more planets may be hiding in Kepler's fields
Kepler was one of the most successful exoplanet-hunting missions so far. It discovered 2,600 confirmed exoplanets—almost half of the total—in its almost 10 years of operation. However, most data ...
5 exoplanet images shared by NASA that defy speed limits
NASA discovered five exoplanets orbiting stars in under 24 hours, challenging planetary models and providing insights into ...
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NASA’s ‘most prolific planet hunter so far’ — the story of the Kepler Space Telescope
Hidden in the Heavens: How the Kepler Mission’s Quest for New Planets Changed How We View Our Own Jason Steffen Princeton Univ. Press (2024) In the mid-1980s, NASA engineer William Borucki faced ...
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NASA’s Kepler telescope delivers new planetary discovery from the grave
The exoplanet, K2-2016-BLG-0005Lb, is almost identical to Jupiter in terms of its mass and its distance from its sun was discovered using data obtained in 2016 by NASA's Kepler space telescope. The ...
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An ancient 3-star system give this 'blue lurker' a turbo boost, Hubble Space Telescope reveals
Previous observations led by astronomer Emily Leiner using NASA's retired Kepler space telescope had revealed that all of M67's 500 stellar residents are about four billion years old, save for a ...
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Douglas Caldwell
In addition, Doug is also the Instrument Scientist for NASA’s Kepler Mission, an ambitious, space-borne telescope that has examined over one hundred thousand stars and found thousands of planets, many ...
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7 NASA-Approved Planets That Look Like Star Wars Worlds
Kepler-62f, an Earth-like planet, is considered a possible habitat for life. It might resemble Endor, with lush forests and life-supporting conditions.