Posted on 03/03/2009 6:44:57 PM PST by KevinDavis
If Friday's launch goes according to plan and successfully lobs NASA's new Kepler space telescope into orbit, the mission stands to potentially change the way we look at the universe.
Kepler is designed to turn its eye on thousands of stars in our own Milky Way galaxy and look for signs of Earth-sized planets orbiting in a region conducive to supporting life.
(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...
Very timely.. I want a new planet to live on. One free from Pod People!
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If it’s named for Kepler, it should be looking for Mars-like planets.
Launch bump!
I can't imagine why it would be sent to the chat room, and not up in the news area.
Thanks for posting it though.
That was my mistake..
That makes sense.
If anyone on this planet is interested in reading more, the Kepler Mission home page is here.
Thanks again Kevin.
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