The Kepler Space Telescope, launched March 6, 2009, was designed to search the Milky Way for exoplanets. Using the transit method, Kepler ultimately observed over 500,00 stars and contributed to the discovery of almost 2,700 exoplanets. Though Kepler was originally intended for a 3.5-year mission, NASA announced on Nov. 14, 2012, that the space telescopeContinue reading “Nov. 14, 2012: NASA announces an extended mission for Kepler”
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