Kepler
AgencyNASA
Year2009-2018
TypeExoplanet detection
RocketDelta II
CountryUSA
About the Mission
Discovered over 2,600 confirmed exoplanets, about 70% of all known. Found that there are more planets than stars in the Milky Way. Showed that small rocky worlds are the most common type. Detected its first exoplanet just 10 days after coming online. Estimated 40 billion Earth-sized planets in habitable zones.
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