Kepler, the Little NASA Spacecraft That Could, No Longer Can
After nine and a half years in orbit, 530,506 stars observed and 2,662 planets around other stars discovered, the telescope will be left to drift forever around the sun. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Space and Astronomy
Topics: around, stars, forever, drift, telescope, discovered, planets, observed, orbit, years, After, Longer, Could, Spacecraft, Little, Kepler
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/30/science/nasa-kepler-exoplanet.html?partner=rss&emc=rss