Kepler space telescope
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The Kepler space telescope was a space telescope launched by NASA in 2009 to discover Earth-sized planets orbiting other stars. Named after astronomer Johannes Kepler, the spacecraft was launched into
Kepler in Astrotech's Hazardous Processing Facility
Kepler's search volume, in the context of the Milky Way
Kepler's launch on March 7, 2009
Interior illustration of Kepler
Super-Earth
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A super-Earth is a type of exoplanet with a mass higher than Earth's, but substantially below those of the Solar System's ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, which are 14.5 and 17.1 times Earth's mass res
Artist's impression of the super-Earth exoplanet LHS 1140b
Sizes of Kepler Planet Candidates – based on 2,740 candidates orbiting 2,036 stars as of November 4, 2013 (NASA)
Artist's impression of 55 Cancri Ae in front of its parent star
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