NASA Retires Kepler Space Telescope, Passes Planet-Hunting Torch

Portal origin URL: NASA Retires Kepler Space Telescope, Passes Planet-Hunting Torch Portal origin nid: 434762Published: Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 15:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: After nine years in deep space collecting data that indicate our sky to be filled with billions of hidden planets – more planets even than stars – NASA’s Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel needed for further science operations.Portal image: NASA’s Kepler space telescopeScience Categories: Universe

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