NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, designed to find Earth-size planets in the habitable zone of sun-like stars, has discovered its first five new exoplanets, or planets beyond our solar system subsequently named Kepler 4b, 5b, 6b, 7b and 8b, according to a report from NASA, Sky& Tel, and The Washington Post. Video of the Kepler mission set to continue into 2012 using the 'transit method.' The known exoplanets now number about 420; expect very more soon. Monday, January 4, 2010
Kepler Space Telescope Discovers Five Exoplanets in Precocious Mission Start
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, designed to find Earth-size planets in the habitable zone of sun-like stars, has discovered its first five new exoplanets, or planets beyond our solar system subsequently named Kepler 4b, 5b, 6b, 7b and 8b, according to a report from NASA, Sky& Tel, and The Washington Post. Video of the Kepler mission set to continue into 2012 using the 'transit method.' The known exoplanets now number about 420; expect very more soon.
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