188 Results From "Kepler"

Steve Jurczyk shares his vision for the future of NASA, including plans for the Artemis missions, working with SpaceX, and more.
Exobiology

We Interviewed the New Head of NASA About SpaceX, China, and Aliens

A team of astronomers determined that an exoplanet called K2-18b is capable of holding liquid water at habitable conditions.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Conclude Massive Exoplanet Could Host Life

Scientists just shared new information on the bizarre class of exoplanets that they'e named "super-puffs" due to their cotton candy-like fluffiness.
Science & Energy

These Rare Exoplanets Have the “Density of Cotton Candy”

A team of researchers have detected water vapor in the atmosphere of an exoplanet nine times Earth's mass and 111 light years away.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Spot Water — and Maybe Rain — on a Distant Planet

NASA just dropped an astonishing elaborate map of the over 4,003 exoplanets that we know to exist outside our Solar System.
Exoplanets

NASA Just Released an Incredible Map of All Known Exoplanets

NASA announced Tuesday that the Kepler Space Telescope, which has been orbiting Earth and looking for exoplanets since 2009, ran out of fuel. RIP.
NASA

NASA: Kepler Space Telescope is Out of Fuel

Using a highly sensitive algorithm, German astronomers have discovered 18 new exoplanets, including one that "could offer conditions friendly to life."
Science & Energy

Newly Found Exoplanet “Could Offer Conditions Friendly to Life”

The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 satellite has successfully unfurled its massive boxing ring-sized solar sail on Tuesday.
Off-World

LightSail 2 Spacecraft Officially Unfurls Massive Solar Sail

A new theory suggests that a type of exoplanet two to four times the size of Earth ("sub-Neptunes") is likely to be a water world, not a gas dwarf.
Exoplanets

Exoplanet “Water Worlds” Could Hold Unfathomably Deep Alien Oceans

Walmart plans to create an Intelligent Retail Lab (IRL) in its Levittown location to explore how AI could improve the shopping experience.
Artificial Intelligence

Walmart Wants to Use AI to Track Everything Happening in Its Stores

Researchers Think They’ve Discovered the First Moon Outside Our Solar System
Solar Power

Researchers Think They’ve Discovered the First Moon Outside Our Solar System

NASA's InSight rover will land on Mars one way or another on Monday. Here's how you can tune in and watch how it goes down.
Mars

Here’s how to Watch NASA’s InSight Rover Land on Mars

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Exoplanets

The Kepler Mission Has Discovered Nearly 100 New Exoplanets

This Week in Science: Sept 29 – Oct 5
Science & Energy

This Week in Science: Sept 29 – Oct 5

Yes, a NASA Scientist Said Aliens May Have Visited Earth. But There’s Some Nuance
Science & Energy

Yes, a NASA Scientist Said Aliens May Have Visited Earth. But There’s Some Nuance

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Science & Energy

Scientists Just Discovered the Second-Closest Exoplanet to Earth

Now Anyone Can Hunt For Exoplanets
Exoplanets

Now Anyone Can Hunt For Exoplanets

SpaceX Just Launched NASA’s Exoplanet-Hunting Telescope (Gee I Wonder What They’ll Find)
Exoplanets

SpaceX Just Launched NASA’s Exoplanet-Hunting Telescope (Gee I Wonder What They’ll Find)

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NASA

NASA Discovery Proves That Solar Systems Like Our Own Exist

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NASA

NASA Is Hosting a Conference to Detail a Major Alien Planet Discovery