Although the Kepler space telescope already past its expected lifespan, NASA is trying to keep it alive and on its planet-finding mission. NASA's Kepler space telescope has found more than 2,700 ...
Today, NASA announced a new milestone in Kepler's survey of the heavens -- the confirmation of Kepler 62e and 62f as existing planets within the habitable zone of their parent star, Kepler 62. These ...
NASA on Thursday made a major announcement, saying our place in the universe has some new neighbors on which life could be flourishing.NASA scientists announced the discovery of three new planets on ...
(CNN) — In the midst of chaos here on Earth, scientists are finding hope for life on other planets. Scientists announced Thursday the discovery of three planets that are some of the best candidates so ...
PASADENA, Calif. — 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 ...
The search for Earthlike, habitable planets beyond the Sun has been something like a boulder rolling downhill ever since the Kepler space telescope went into orbit in 2009. Before that, ground-based ...
A University of Washington astronomer has discovered perhaps the most Earth-like planet yet found outside the solar system by the Kepler Space Telescope. Eric Agol, a UW associate professor of ...
Health issues are jeopardizing the planet-hunting work of NASA's prolific Kepler space telescope, which has identified more than 2,700 potential alien worlds to date. One of Kepler's reaction wheels — ...
(CNN) -- Stargazers crossed their fingers Thursday as NASA attempted to revive the planet-hunting Kepler probe, idled since a piece of critical equipment gave out in orbit two months ago. Kepler has ...
Health issues are jeopardizing the planet-hunting work of NASA's prolific Kepler space telescope, which has identified more than 2,700 potential alien worlds to date. One of Kepler's reaction wheels — ...
The diagram compares the planets of the inner solar system to Kepler-62 Source: By NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech - http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/news/kepler-62 ...
The search for a far-off twin of Earth has turned up two of the most intriguing candidates yet. Scientists say these new worlds are the right size and distance from their parent star, so that you ...