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NASA telescope reveals 7 new planets orbiting distant star "hotter than the sun"
Astronomers studying data from NASA's retired Kepler space telescope discovered a new system of seven "scorching" planets orbiting a distant star that is bigger and hotter than the sun ...
Space.com6y
NASA's Kepler Planet-Hunting Space Telescope Wakes Up Again
The Kepler wake-up whipsaw continues. NASA's Kepler space telescope, which has discovered more than 2,650 alien planets to date, emerged from yet another slumber Thursday (Oct. 11), agency ...
Space.com6y
RIP, Kepler: NASA's Revolutionary Planet-Hunting Telescope Runs Out of Fuel
The most prolific planet-hunting machine in history has signed off. NASA's Kepler space telescope, which has discovered 70 percent of the 3,800 confirmed alien worlds to date, has run out of fuel ...
Los Angeles Times6y
After discovering more than 2,600 planets, NASA’s Kepler space telescope is headed for retirement
The time has come to say good night to NASA’s revolutionary Kepler space telescope. For nearly a decade, the intrepid planet-hunter has peered deep into the sky to reveal a universe teeming with ...
Futurism6y
NASA: Kepler Space Telescope is Out of Fuel
NASA announced Tuesday that Kepler, an orbital telescope that’s been spotting and analyzing distant planets for the past nine years, has run out of fuel and will no longer carry out scientific ...
Gizmodo6y
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope Is Running Out of Fuel and May Not Have Much More Time
NASA’s storied Kepler Space Telescope—the craft which has discovered thousands of exoplanets since its launch in 2009—is entering the retirement phase of its lifespan. NASA announced on ...
Science News6y
The planet-hunting Kepler space telescope is dead
NASA’s premier planet-hunting space telescope is out of gas. The Kepler space telescope can no longer search for planets orbiting other stars, ending its nearly 10-year mission, officials from ...
Business Insider6y
NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope is dead 9 years after launching into space
Legacy of an exoplanet hunter NASA launched the Kepler telescope on March 6, 2009, to learn if Earth-like planets that might harbor life are common or rare in other star systems. During its ...
CNET10y
NASA's Kepler telescope identifies new 'Super Earth'
The development is good news for NASA's Kepler telescope, which had been out of commission due to an equipment failure. "Last summer, the possibility of a scientifically productive mission for ...
Houston Chronicle9y
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope discovers more than 1,000 new planets
NASA officials on Tuesday announced that the Kepler Space Telescope has discovered 1,284 new planets, including some the same size as Earth. "This announcement more than doubles the number of ...
ABC News8y
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope Discovers Youngest Planet Observed
It's one of the youngest planets that have been discovered. — -- Kepler, NASA's planet-hunting space telescope, has discovered what is believed to be the youngest fully-formed exoplanet ever ...