Space telescope
Kepler Space Telescope
ObservatoriesRetired0.95 m aperture
Imagery
White Dwarfs: Small and Strong
This chart shows data from NASA Kepler space telescope, which looks for planets by monitoring changes in the brightness of stars.
2013
NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech · NASA media (public domain)
Overview
Kepler (2009–2018) discovered thousands of exoplanets by watching for the tiny dips in starlight caused by transiting planets.
Observing bands
Knowledge connections
- Operated byNASA
- Named afterJohannes Kepler
- Part of programDiscovery Program
- ObservesVisible light
- Discovered2MASS J19383260+4603591 b
- DiscoveredGJ 9827 b
- DiscoveredGJ 9827 c
- DiscoveredGJ 9827 d
- DiscoveredHIP 41378 b
- DiscoveredHIP 41378 c
- DiscoveredHIP 41378 d
- DiscoveredHIP 41378 e
- DiscoveredHIP 41378 f
- DiscoveredK2-18 b
- DiscoveredKepler-100 b
- DiscoveredKepler-100 c
- DiscoveredKepler-100 d
- DiscoveredKepler-11 b
- DiscoveredKepler-11 c
- DiscoveredKepler-11 d
- DiscoveredKepler-11 e
- DiscoveredKepler-11 f
- DiscoveredKepler-11 g
- DiscoveredKepler-122 b
- DiscoveredKepler-122 c
- DiscoveredKepler-122 d
- DiscoveredKepler-122 e
- DiscoveredKepler-122 f
- DiscoveredKepler-138 b
- DiscoveredKepler-138 c
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.