RIP Kepler: NASA Retires Planet-Hunting Telescope After It Finally Runs Out Of Fuel
It ’s been nearly a decade since the Kepler Space Telescope launched into orbit on an interstellar pursuit for unexplored exoplanets . Now , NASA hasannouncedthe planet hunter has run out of fuel and is being retired in a secure orbit off from Earth . After discovered more than 2,600 exoplanets , and collecting data from deep space suggesting our sky hold billions more hidden beyond our scope of exploration , Kepler leaves quite the legacy behind ....