While the Kepler Space Telescope mission officially came to an end on 30 October 2018, starlight data recorded by the observatory continues to reveal new and intriguing exo-solar system objects. Among the recently-announced discoveries from Kepler data include an exoplanet of unusual size and the first potential exomoon around an exoplanet.
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Uncrewed
TESS in excellent health, finds 1st two exoplanet candidates during first science orbit
September 20, 2018The joint NASA / Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS,…
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EuropeanUncrewed
ESA exoplanet hunter CHEOPS set to depart Spain for pre-launch testing
July 3, 2018The CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) spacecraft has completed integration work at Airbus’ Madrid-Barajas site and is…
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SpaceXUncrewed
SpaceX successfully launches TESS on a mission to search for near-Earth exoplanets
April 18, 2018SpaceX has launched the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS – with the launch on…
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Next month, SpaceX is set to launch the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, is…
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OtherUncrewed
The K2-138 system: the first exoplanet system discovered by citizen scientists
January 20, 2018NASA has announced the discovery of a planetary system around star K2-138. The discovery was…
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Uncrewed
Year In Review, 2017 (Part 3): Exoplanets finally show our solar system is not unique
December 31, 2017As 2017 comes to a close, it does so in the realm of exoplanet research…
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OtherUncrewed
YIR (Part IV) – Exoplanet discoveries highlight new exploration capabilities
December 31, 2013In a year primarily dominated by interest in in-solar system exploration, 2013 saw significant and…
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As another spacecraft prepares to land on Mars, the Dawn spacecraft recently ended its mission…
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After working through a few technical difficulties, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems was ready to launch…
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Uncrewed
Kepler – NASA’s planet-hunting spacecraft – retired after running out of fuel
October 30, 2018As the highly successful Kepler spacecraft ends its 9-year mission, humanity can look back at…
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SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft began its next mission to the International Space Station Friday, with launch…
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Uncrewed
James Webb launch slips another year to 2021 after Independent Review Board report
June 27, 2018Following an Independent Review Board report on the James Webb Space Telescope project, NASA has…
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SpaceX is preparing to return to launch action with the CRS-15 Dragon mission to the…
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Russia has launched a replenishment satellite for its GLONASS navigation system Sunday, with a Soyuz-2-1b…
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SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft began its fifteenth mission to the International Space Station Monday with a…
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SpaceX has conducted the milestone Static Fire test on the Falcon 9 set to launch…
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Having already completed five Falcon family rocket launches this year, SpaceX is aiming to double…
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CommercialSpaceX
60 years after U.S.’s first satellite success, space program thriving
January 31, 2018At 22:47:56 EST on Friday, 31 January 1958 (03:47 UTC on 1 February), a Juno…
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India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle returned to flight Friday, four months after the rocket suffered…