The Kepler space observatory has been in orbit around the sun since 2009, collecting data on 150,000 stars and searching for Earth-like planets in the Milky Way galaxy. The mission has identified ...

But the Kepler Observatory was designed to point at the same spot and stare for years and capture a constant stream of images, which is how the telescope was able to catch planets as they moved in ...

Despite some failed parts, NASA's orbiting Kepler observatory, which specialized in finding Earth-like planets, has been given a new to-do list that should keep it in the planet-hunting game.

NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope has resumed its alien planet search after a six-day malfunction. A computer card glitch sent the Kepler observatory into hibernation on March 14.

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NASA's prolific Kepler space observatory, which has found signs of thousands of alien planets, will keep hunting strange new worlds for at least four more years, the space agency announced Wednesday.

NASA's 4-year-old Kepler spacecraft isn't the only observatory searching for alien planets. See which new spacecraft are waiting for their chance to hunt for exoplanets.

NASA's Kepler spacecraft has sent back 43 days-worth of data from its search for Earth-like planets. Launched on March 6, 2009, the Kepler spacecraft is continuing to scan the heavens for Earth ...

Using NASA’s orbiting Kepler observatory, astronomers have found a complete solar system of six planets orbiting a sun-like star… and it’s really weird: five of the six planets huddle closer ...

With the Johannes Kepler Observatory, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has a unique research and development station. The observatory will use ...