Kepler Space Telescope

20090.95 m mirrorNASA

LocationSpace

Year2009

Size0.95 m mirror

OperatorNASA

About Kepler Space Telescope

Discovered more than 2,600 confirmed exoplanets, the most of any single mission. Stared for four years at one patch of stars between Cygnus and Lyra. Proved that small rocky planets outnumber giant ones in the galaxy. Retired in 2018 when its fuel ran out.

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