Tag Archives: Exoplanet
Neighboring Exoplanet Ross 128 b Might be able to Support Life
NASA put Kepler to sleep to preserve its remaining fuel
NASA announced today that the Kepler spacecraft, which has been searching for distant Earth-like planets near Sun-like stars, is running very low on fuel. So much so, that it has decided to put Kepler in a sleep mode to preserve fuel over the next fe...
Astronomers Discover 80 New Exoplanet Candidates
Astronomers Discover 80 New Exoplanet Candidates
NASA’s planet-hunting TESS spacecraft snaps its first photo
TESS, NASA's new exoplanet-hunting spacecraft, has captured its first image ever, giving us a glimpse of what its powerful "eyes" can see. The spacecraft's science team used one of its four cameras to snap a two-second test exposure as part of their...