The first ever space telescope, the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 (OAO-2), was launched into the low Earth orbit in ...

The Kepler Space Telescope was retired in 2018 after a nine-year mission that saw it discover an incredible 2,600 confirmed exoplanets, kicking off the modern era of exoplanet research.

Astronomers studying data from NASA's retired Kepler space telescope discovered a new system of seven "scorching" planets orbiting a distant star that is bigger and hotter than the sun, the space ...

The iconic Kepler Space Telescope has retired, but the quest for new worlds continues! In this video, we dive into Kepler’s groundbreaking discoveries and the exciting prospects of TESS, its ...

Since the launch of the Kepler telescope in 2009, significant advancements have been made in space exploration. Discoveries include the potential for alien life by 2040, lightning in space ...

Using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers discovered the first Earthsize planet orbiting a star in the “habitable zone” of Kepler-186f in 2014. Credit... NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech, T. Pyle ...

On Episode 137 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Dr. Jason Steffen, a professor of physics at UNLV and a member of the science team for the Kepler Space Telescope mission ...

NASA engineer William Borucki drove development of the Kepler Space Telescope. Credit: Paul Chinn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP/Alamy Once Kepler’s hunt began, decisions also needed to be made ...

Many people have heard of the Keck Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope, but few realize just how many powerful telescopes we have in the world, and in space. Because the objects they study ...

Fiery exoplanet – Kepler 78b, which was discovered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers using the Kepler Telescope in 2013, circles its star once every 8.5 hours.