Uploaded October 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
After nine years spent in deep space collecting data that revealed our night sky to be filled with trillions of hidden planets, more planets even than stars, NASA is ending the Kepler space telescope’s science operations. Kepler leaves a legacy of more than 2,600 planet discoveries, some of which could be promising places for life.
Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center
Learn more: nasa.gov/kepler
This video can be downloaded from the NASA Image and Video Library at: images.nasa.gov/details-ARC-20181026-AAV3144-KeplerEOF-Discussion-NASAWeb.html
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After nine years spent in deep space collecting data that revealed our night sky to be filled with trillions of hidden planets, more planets even than stars, NASA is ending the Kepler space telescope’s science operations. Kepler leaves a legacy of more than 2,600 planet discoveries, some of which could be promising places for life.
Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center
Learn more: nasa.gov/kepler
This video can be downloaded from the NASA Image and Video Library at: images.nasa.gov/details-ARC-20181026-AAV3144-KeplerEOF-Discussion-NASAWeb.html
NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics.
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