The Kepler Spacecraft Observes Exoplanets
Kepler was launched into space in 2009 to collect statistical information about exoplanets; however, mechanical issues in 2013 rendered its telescope incapable of maintaining steady pointing. Engineers then revised K2 so it uses solar pressure to continue staring at patches in Cygnus and Lyra sky. Photometry Kepler space telescope searches for Earth-sized exoplanets through the…