Earth-Like Exoplanet Found Orbiting a Sun-Like Star a Little Over 3,000 Light Years Away: Study
Gadgets 360 Staff | Tuesday June 9, 2020
Planet KOI-456.04' is thought to be similar to Earth for several reasons. It is said to have a similar distance between its sun - Kepler-160 - with an orbit that takes it 378 days to complete. It also thought to receive 93 percent as much light as Earth gets from the Sun.
Exoplanet Closest to Earth in Temperature and Size Found, NASA Announces
Prabhakar Thakur | Thursday April 16, 2020
Kepler-1649c is situated 300 light-years away from the Earth and is most similar to Earth in size and estimated temperature, according to NASA. The planet was discovered by the scientists while going through old observations made by Kepler telescope.
17 New Planets Including Habitable Earth-Sized World Discovered
Science | ANI | Saturday February 29, 2020
University of British Columbia (UBC) Astronomy Student Michelle Kunimoto has discovered 17 new planets, including a potentially habitable, Earth-sized world, by combing through data gathered by NASA's Kepler mission.
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope Finds 17 New Exoplanets, Including an Earth-Sized World
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday February 28, 2020
Researchers have discovered 17 new planets, including a potentially habitable Earth-sized world, by combing through data gathered by NASA's Kepler mission.
Sub-Neptune Sized Planet Validated Using Habitable-Zone Planet Finder
Science | ANI | Friday February 21, 2020
The Habitable-zone Planet Finder (HPF), an astronomical instrument has confirmed an object initially observed by the Kepler spacecraft is an exoplanet.
Researchers Find New ‘Super-Puff’ Planets With Density Lesser Than Cotton Candy
Nadeem Sarwar | Tuesday December 31, 2019
Scientists have discovered three new super light planets that fall in the class ‘super-puffs’ and are situated in the Kepler 51 start system.
Boyd Rankin First Since Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi To Play Test Cricket For And Against England
Samrat Chakraborty | Wednesday July 24, 2019
Boyd Rankin joined the ranks of Billy Murdoch, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and Kepler Wessels to have represented two countries in Test cricket.
Kepler, 1st Exoplanet Spotted By NASA, Confirmed As Real World
Science | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 6, 2019
Ten years after it was launched, the first exoplanet candidate spotted by NASA's Kepler space telescope has finally been confirmed as a real world, scientists say.
100 New Exoplanets Discovered Just 3 Months With NASA's Kepler Telescope
Science | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday December 4, 2018
An international team of astronomers have discovered more than 100 extrasolar planets (exoplanets) -- that revolve around stars other than the Sun -- in only three months, using a combination of ground- and space-based telescopes.
NASA's Kepler Planet-Hunting Telescope Put to Rest With Final Commands
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday November 19, 2018
Kepler's "goodnight" falls on the same date as the 388-year anniversary of the death of its namesake, German astronomer Johannes Kepler.
So Long, Kepler, and Thanks for All the Planets
Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post | Thursday November 1, 2018
In nine years in orbit, Kepler has confirmed the existence of 2,681 exoplanets by tracking the shadows they cast as they pass in front of their stars.
NASA Bids Goodbye To Planet-Hunting Kepler Space Telescope
Science | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 31, 2018
NASA has decided to retire its Kepler space telescope that discovered more than 2,600 planets and ran out of fuel needed for further science operations.
NASA Retires Its Planet Hunter, the Kepler Space Telescope
Reuters | Wednesday October 31, 2018
Currently orbiting the sun 156 million kilometres km from Earth, the Kepler telescope will drift further from our planet when mission engineers turn off its radio transmitters.
NASA's Planet Hunter Telescope Kepler Retires After Running Out Of Fuel
Science | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 31, 2018
The US space agency's Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel and is being retired after nine and a half years, having helped discover more than 2,600 planets, some of which may hold life, officials said Tuesday.
What Is An Exomoon? First Moon Outside Solar System May Have Been Found
Science | Press Trust of India | Friday October 5, 2018
Compelling evidence have been found on the existence of the moon, orbiting a gas-giant planet, 8,000 light-years away from Earth.
Earth-Like Exoplanet Found Orbiting a Sun-Like Star a Little Over 3,000 Light Years Away: Study
Gadgets 360 Staff | Tuesday June 9, 2020
Planet KOI-456.04' is thought to be similar to Earth for several reasons. It is said to have a similar distance between its sun - Kepler-160 - with an orbit that takes it 378 days to complete. It also thought to receive 93 percent as much light as Earth gets from the Sun.
Exoplanet Closest to Earth in Temperature and Size Found, NASA Announces
Prabhakar Thakur | Thursday April 16, 2020
Kepler-1649c is situated 300 light-years away from the Earth and is most similar to Earth in size and estimated temperature, according to NASA. The planet was discovered by the scientists while going through old observations made by Kepler telescope.
17 New Planets Including Habitable Earth-Sized World Discovered
Science | ANI | Saturday February 29, 2020
University of British Columbia (UBC) Astronomy Student Michelle Kunimoto has discovered 17 new planets, including a potentially habitable, Earth-sized world, by combing through data gathered by NASA's Kepler mission.
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope Finds 17 New Exoplanets, Including an Earth-Sized World
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday February 28, 2020
Researchers have discovered 17 new planets, including a potentially habitable Earth-sized world, by combing through data gathered by NASA's Kepler mission.
Sub-Neptune Sized Planet Validated Using Habitable-Zone Planet Finder
Science | ANI | Friday February 21, 2020
The Habitable-zone Planet Finder (HPF), an astronomical instrument has confirmed an object initially observed by the Kepler spacecraft is an exoplanet.
Researchers Find New ‘Super-Puff’ Planets With Density Lesser Than Cotton Candy
Nadeem Sarwar | Tuesday December 31, 2019
Scientists have discovered three new super light planets that fall in the class ‘super-puffs’ and are situated in the Kepler 51 start system.
Boyd Rankin First Since Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi To Play Test Cricket For And Against England
Samrat Chakraborty | Wednesday July 24, 2019
Boyd Rankin joined the ranks of Billy Murdoch, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and Kepler Wessels to have represented two countries in Test cricket.
Kepler, 1st Exoplanet Spotted By NASA, Confirmed As Real World
Science | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 6, 2019
Ten years after it was launched, the first exoplanet candidate spotted by NASA's Kepler space telescope has finally been confirmed as a real world, scientists say.
100 New Exoplanets Discovered Just 3 Months With NASA's Kepler Telescope
Science | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday December 4, 2018
An international team of astronomers have discovered more than 100 extrasolar planets (exoplanets) -- that revolve around stars other than the Sun -- in only three months, using a combination of ground- and space-based telescopes.
NASA's Kepler Planet-Hunting Telescope Put to Rest With Final Commands
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday November 19, 2018
Kepler's "goodnight" falls on the same date as the 388-year anniversary of the death of its namesake, German astronomer Johannes Kepler.
So Long, Kepler, and Thanks for All the Planets
Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post | Thursday November 1, 2018
In nine years in orbit, Kepler has confirmed the existence of 2,681 exoplanets by tracking the shadows they cast as they pass in front of their stars.
NASA Bids Goodbye To Planet-Hunting Kepler Space Telescope
Science | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 31, 2018
NASA has decided to retire its Kepler space telescope that discovered more than 2,600 planets and ran out of fuel needed for further science operations.
NASA Retires Its Planet Hunter, the Kepler Space Telescope
Reuters | Wednesday October 31, 2018
Currently orbiting the sun 156 million kilometres km from Earth, the Kepler telescope will drift further from our planet when mission engineers turn off its radio transmitters.
NASA's Planet Hunter Telescope Kepler Retires After Running Out Of Fuel
Science | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 31, 2018
The US space agency's Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel and is being retired after nine and a half years, having helped discover more than 2,600 planets, some of which may hold life, officials said Tuesday.
What Is An Exomoon? First Moon Outside Solar System May Have Been Found
Science | Press Trust of India | Friday October 5, 2018
Compelling evidence have been found on the existence of the moon, orbiting a gas-giant planet, 8,000 light-years away from Earth.
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