Kepler : Science World Report

Jan 03, 2017 02:50 AM EST

Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei: Science Explains The Existence Of God

Science and religion actually co-exist.

Oct 31, 2016 05:40 AM EDT

Pumpkin Stars Discovered In Time For Halloween

It's Halloween: Pumpkin Stars discovered along the Kepler belt, scientists say.

Oct 29, 2016 05:30 AM EDT

Halloween Treat: NASA Spotted Pumpkin Stars In Space (Video)

Just in time for Halloween, NASA discovered stars, which they dubbed as "pumpkin stars."

Jun 21, 2016 08:16 AM EDT

NASA Mission Discovers Planet Younger Than Dinosaurs

The youngest known planet has recently been detected by Kepler spacecraft, the exoplanet formed long after the dinosaurs died, and can help scientists know more about planetary formation.

May 16, 2016 08:41 AM EDT

Kepler Mission Transmits Info Of 1,284 New Planets, Is Another Habitable Planet Discovered?

NASA's ongoing Kepler missions have provided the space station with an astounding number of newly discovered planets. The Kepler mission brought in about 1,284 new planets in total, being the largest number of verified planets to date.

May 04, 2016 04:30 AM EDT

Tiny Telescope One-Ups Kepler In Discovering Exoplanets

A little telescope called TRAPPIST discovered exoplanets that Kepler failed to recognize.

Apr 09, 2016 08:03 AM EDT

Breaking: Mission Emergency Declared for NASA’s Kepler Spacecraft 75 Million Miles from Earth

NASA’s spacecraft for planet hunting, Kepler, has been declared as mission emergency after it switched into emergency mode. NASA engineers found the irregularity just a few days ago; right before they tried to maneuver the spacecraft to point towards the Milky Way’s center, for a new observation...

Dec 04, 2015 11:30 AM EST

Half of Kepler's Exoplanets Aren't Really There: False Positives Discovered

It turns out that half of Kepler's exoplanet candidates may be false positives. New research reveals that 52.3 percent of the found exoplanets were actually eclipsing binaries, while 2.3 percent were brown dwarfs.

Oct 15, 2015 08:48 AM EDT

NASA May Have Discovered an Alien Civilization Around a Strange Star

Have we finally detected intelligent alien life? That may be the case, thanks to Kepler.

Aug 14, 2015 07:21 AM EDT

Young, Alien 'Jupiter' Exoplanet Discovered with Gemini Planet Imager

Scientists have discovered a Jupiter-like planet within a young solar system that may actually tell researchers a bit more about how planets formed around our own sun.

Aug 11, 2015 08:12 AM EDT

New, Star Wars-like Exoplanet Has Two Suns Instead of One

Scientists have discovered an unusual new exoplanet that orbits two stars instead of one. The new finding is only the 10th "circumbinary" planet that's been discovered by NASA's Kepler Mission.

Jul 23, 2015 05:58 PM EDT