10 Intriguing Kepler Space Telescope Discoveries
The Kepler space telescope was launched in March 2009 to identify planets outside our galaxy that match the size of Earth. When two of the four “reaction wheels” that maintain the telescope’s precise angling in space stopped working properly in 2013, many people thought the telescope’s mission was over.
Despite the setback, the telescope is working again. Among other intriguing finds, it has discovered another 1,000 exoplanets, which are planets that orbit a star other than our Sun.
10The Exoplanet With The Longest Year
Newly Discovered Exoplanet Has Longest Known Year
If you feel that your birthday doesn’t come around quickly enough, be thankful that you don’t live on Kepler-421b. Of all the exoplanets that have been discovered so far, Kepler-421b has the longest year on record.