NASA's Kepler reborn, makes first exoplanet find of new mission
Friday, December 19, 2014 - 02:30
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft makes a comeback with the discovery of the first exoplanet found using its new mission -- K2. The discovery was made when astronomers and engineers devised an ingenious way to repurpose Kepler for the K2 mission and continue its search of the cosmos for other worlds.