Looking for worlds like this one: NASA's Kepler mission is the best shot yet at detecting an Earth-sized planet elsewhere in the Galaxy

Authors :: Sanderson, Katharine
Source :: Nature. March 5, 2009, Vol. 458 Issue 7234, p17, 1 p.
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: An unblinking eye will soon take a long stare at stars in the constellation Cygnus looking for something familiar: a small, rocky planet that takes a year or so to [...]

Subjects :: Kepler (Spacecraft) -- Usage
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Equipment and supplies
Life on other planets -- Discovery and exploration -- Equipment and supplies
Environmental issues
Science and technology
Zoology and wildlife conservation
Discovery and exploration
Usage
Equipment and supplies

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