During a scheduled contact on Thursday, April 7, mission operations engineers discovered that the Kepler spacecraft was in Emergency Mode. original
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Searching for Far Out and Wandering Worlds
Teaming up on a global experiment in exoplanet observation, NASA’s K2 mission and Earth-based observatories on six continents will use gravitational microlensing to search for exoplanets that are too distant and dark to detect any other way. original
Caught For The First Time: The Early Flash Of An Exploding Star
For the first time, the shock breakout of a supernova has been caught original
Mission Manager Update: K2 continues to shine
Now in its eighth observing campaign, the Kepler spacecraft continues to operate beautifully as the K2 mission. original
NASA's K2 mission: The Kepler Space Telescope's Second Chance to Shine
From exoplanets to supernovae discoveries, a spacecraft’s second life continues to shine as K2. original
NASA and Star Wars: The Connections Are Strong in This One
NASA astronauts “use the force” every time they launch … from a certain point of view. We have real-world droids and ion engines. We’ve seen dual-sun planets like Tatooine and a moon that eerily resembles the Death Star. original
Meanwhile, in a galaxy not so far, far away…
The fantasy creations of the “Star Wars” universe are strikingly similar to real planets in our own Milky Way galaxy. original
Cool Star Marked by Long-Lived Storm
This illustration shows a cool star, called W1906+40, marked by a raging storm near one of its poles. original
NASA Telescopes Detect Jupiter-Like Storm on Small Star
A star the size of Jupiter has a raging, giant storm. original
Strange Star Likely Swarmed by Comets
New clues emerge in the mystery of a star with odd light patterns. original
NASA’s K2 Finds Dead Star Vaporizing a Mini “Planet”
Astronomers have detected the first planetary object transiting a white dwarf using data from the K2 mission, confirming a decade-old theory. original
Most Earth-Like Worlds Have Yet to Be Born, According to Theoretical Study
Earth came early to the party in the evolving universe. According to a new theoretical study, when our solar system was born 4.6 billion years ago only eight percent of the potentially habitable planets that will ever form in the universe existed. original
A Spin Around An Exoplanet Most Like Earth
This artistic animation depicts one possible appearance of the planet Kepler-452b, the first near-Earth-size world to be found in the habitable zone of star that is similar to our sun. The planet’s rotation is sped up. original