NASA's Kepler Reborn, Makes First Exoplanet Find of New Mission

NASA's Kepler Reborn, Makes First Exoplanet Find of New Mission
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 19, 2014 - NASA's planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft makes a comeback with the discovery of the first exoplanet found using its new mission - K2. The discovery was made when astronomers and engineers devised an ingenious way to repurpose Kepler for the K2 mission and continue its search of the cosmos for other worlds. "Last summer, the possibility of a scientifically productive mission for Kepler afte ... more

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