NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope Back in Action after Recovery

NASA’s Kepler space telescope got back into the action, after a 10 day rest, on January 29. Kepler, named in honor of the 17th-century German astronomer Johannes Kepler, was launched on 7 March 2009. The telescope is now 72 million kilometers away from Earth, and has been hunting for planets since its launch. The spacecraft... Read more →