NASA says Kepler spacecraft proves it can find Earth-like planets
Thursday, August 6, 2009 - 19:21
in Astronomy & Space
Readings on the planet HAT-P-7b indicate that the craft's instruments should be able to spot small Earths in the habitable zones around stars in our galaxy. NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft, Kepler, has made radical new discoveries about a hellish planet a thousand light years away -- proof, scientists say, that the craft will be able to carry out its mission of finding other Earths...