RIP, Kepler: Revolutionary Planet-Hunting Telescope Goes Dead

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 14:50 in Astronomy & Space

The most prolific planet-hunting machine in history is dead. NASA's Kepler space telescope, which has discovered 70 percent of the 3,800 confirmed alien worlds to date, has run out of fuel and signed off.

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