Kepler v. LHC -- which is the better BIG science?
Friday, October 16, 2009 - 03:07
in Astronomy & Space
On August 6 of this year, NASA's Kepler telescope proved itself to be the best scientific experiment since the Hubble Space Telescope was launched. It was conceived in the late 80s as a wild shot in the dark. Could we design an instrument so sensitive that it could detect the atmosphere of an Earth-sized exoplanet light years away.