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Updates from Kepler Mission Manager - Roger Hunter

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Johannes Kepler

His Life, His Laws and Times

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News and Features

Kepler Mission Manager Update

The project had an exciting close to 2011. A very successful Kepler Science Conference was held at NASA Ames and attracted more than 500 people.

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This chart compares the first Earth-size planets found around a sun-like star to planets in our own solar system, Earth and Venus.

NASA Discovers First Earth-size Planets

NASA's Kepler mission has discovered the first Earth-size planets orbiting a sun-like star outside our solar system.

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NASA's Kepler Announcing Newly Confirmed Planets

NASA will host a news teleconference at 1 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Dec. 20, announcing new discoveries by the Kepler mission.

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Kepler Mission Manager Update

Kepler spacecraft experienced a processor reset. The project team detected a software reboot during regular scheduled contact.

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Kepler Confirms Its First Planet in Habitable Zone

NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed its first planet in the "habitable zone," the region where liquid water could exist on a planet’s surface.

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The Kepler field as seen in the sky over Kitt Peak National Observatory.

Super Earth-size Planet Confirmed Around Bright Star

A research team led by Steve Howell has announced the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting one of the brightest stars in the Kepler field of view.

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Kepler Mission Manager Update

The mission operations team just successfully completed our latest science data downlink and we are making final preparations for the Kepler Science ...

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NASA Announcing Kepler Discoveries at Conference

NASA will host a news briefing during the Kepler Science Conference at 8 a.m. PST, Monday, Dec. 5, to announce new discoveries by the Kepler mission.

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Kepler's Quest for New Worlds Public Talk

On Dec. 6, join Dr. Natalie Batalha and Dr. Don Kurtz for a free public talk on NASA's first mission capable of detecting Earth-size planets around ...

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