NASA’s Kepler mission Monday announced the discovery of 461 new planet candidates. Four of the potential new planets are less than twice the size of Earth and orbit in their sun’s “habitable zone,” ...

The Kepler mission has launched a new era of astronomy following release of “first light” images from the Ball Aerospace-built photometer. “As the prime contractor, we are thrilled to know the Kepler ...

PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Kepler mission to seek other Earth-like planets is undergoing final preparations for liftoff Friday, March 6, from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

According to Kepler observations, the most abundant kind of planets in the Milky Way is the super-Earths. These planets are ...

NASA’s Kepler mission has been approved for extension through fiscal year 2016 based on a recommendation from the agencys Senior Review of its operating missions. The extension provides four ...

NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope has run out of fuel, and its mission has come to an end 94 million miles from Earth, the agency announced Tuesday. The deep space mission’s end is not unexpected, as low ...

If you've ever read about exoplanets — that is, planets outside our solar system — you've likely come across a particular name: Kepler. You'll find exoplanets with names like Kepler-452b or Kepler-4b, ...

With no service station in sight, the Kepler spacecraft has run out of fuel and will retire, ending the most successful planetary-seeking mission in history. Managed by NASA Ames Research Center ...