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.
Scientists Think They've Found the First Moon Outside Our Solar System
Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post | Thursday October 4, 2018
Writing in the journal Science Advances, two Columbia University astronomers using the Kepler and Hubble space telescopes say they've found signs of a large gassy "exomoon".
Scientists Discover Exoplanet Twice as Big as Earth
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 10, 2018
The exoplanet Wolf 503b is in the Virgo constellation and it orbits its star every six days and is thus very close to it, about 10 times closer than Mercury is to the Sun.
New Exoplanet Twice The Size Of Earth Found 245 Light Years Away
Science | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 10, 2018
Using data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, an international team of scientists has discovered a new exoplanet twice the size of Earth and about 145 light years away
NASA Says Planet Hunting Telescope Kepler Has Woken Up Again
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday September 6, 2018
In July, NASA placed the spacecraft, with 2,650 confirmed planets, in a hibernation-like state in preparation to download the science data collected in its latest observation campaign.
NASA Readies to Extract Data as Kepler Runs 'Very Low' on Fuel
Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday July 7, 2018
NASA has been monitoring Kepler closely for signs of low fuel for quite some time now, and expects it to run out of fuel in the next few months.
Google AI That Helped NASA Find Exoplanets Now Available to All
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 12, 2018
A Google model based on artificial intelligence and machine learning that helped NASA discover two exoplanets is now available to researchers.
NASA's Kepler Discovers Nearly 100 New Exoplanets
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday February 19, 2018
Adding the newly discovered exoplanets brings the total number of exoplanets by K2 mission to almost 300.
India vs South Africa: You Cannot Find Fault In Virat Kohli's Captaincy Style, Says Kepler Wessels
Sunday January 28, 2018
Virat Kohli brings out the best in this Indian team. He gives them confidence to win, with his runs and his leadership on the field," Wessels said.
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.
Scientists Think They've Found the First Moon Outside Our Solar System
Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post | Thursday October 4, 2018
Writing in the journal Science Advances, two Columbia University astronomers using the Kepler and Hubble space telescopes say they've found signs of a large gassy "exomoon".
Scientists Discover Exoplanet Twice as Big as Earth
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 10, 2018
The exoplanet Wolf 503b is in the Virgo constellation and it orbits its star every six days and is thus very close to it, about 10 times closer than Mercury is to the Sun.
New Exoplanet Twice The Size Of Earth Found 245 Light Years Away
Science | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 10, 2018
Using data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, an international team of scientists has discovered a new exoplanet twice the size of Earth and about 145 light years away
NASA Says Planet Hunting Telescope Kepler Has Woken Up Again
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday September 6, 2018
In July, NASA placed the spacecraft, with 2,650 confirmed planets, in a hibernation-like state in preparation to download the science data collected in its latest observation campaign.
NASA Readies to Extract Data as Kepler Runs 'Very Low' on Fuel
Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday July 7, 2018
NASA has been monitoring Kepler closely for signs of low fuel for quite some time now, and expects it to run out of fuel in the next few months.
Google AI That Helped NASA Find Exoplanets Now Available to All
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 12, 2018
A Google model based on artificial intelligence and machine learning that helped NASA discover two exoplanets is now available to researchers.
NASA's Kepler Discovers Nearly 100 New Exoplanets
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday February 19, 2018
Adding the newly discovered exoplanets brings the total number of exoplanets by K2 mission to almost 300.
India vs South Africa: You Cannot Find Fault In Virat Kohli's Captaincy Style, Says Kepler Wessels
Sunday January 28, 2018
Virat Kohli brings out the best in this Indian team. He gives them confidence to win, with his runs and his leadership on the field," Wessels said.
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