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imran
post Sep 24 2005, 04:23 PM
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This NASA Discovery mission is to be launched in June 2008 and will search for Earth-size and smaller planets. Launch was originally scheduled in 2007 but delayed by 8 months due to "funding constraints".

Here's the official web site:
http://www.kepler.arc.nasa.gov/
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- imran   Kepler Mission   Sep 24 2005, 04:23 PM
- - Gladstoner   .   Jul 8 2009, 08:12 PM
- - siravan   latest update http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/k...   Jul 24 2009, 12:29 AM
- - Greg Hullender   Sadly, this latest "update" tells us not...   Jul 24 2009, 04:18 AM
- - Gsnorgathon   Patience, Grasshopper. (And no more safing events ...   Jul 24 2009, 05:56 AM
- - Greg Hullender   Thank you, wise and quiet neighbor. :-) Perhaps I...   Jul 24 2009, 11:27 PM
- - Gsnorgathon   Hey - I totally understand the impatience. I think...   Jul 27 2009, 04:43 PM
- - belleraphon1   Yes, patience is a necessary commodity here. I do ...   Jul 28 2009, 05:03 PM
|- - belleraphon1   QUOTE (belleraphon1 @ Jul 28 2009, 12:03 ...   Jul 31 2009, 08:38 PM
|- - belleraphon1   QUOTE (belleraphon1 @ Jul 31 2009, 03:38 ...   Aug 1 2009, 02:10 AM
- - Decepticon   QUOTE The truth is what matters The universe does ...   Jul 28 2009, 10:19 PM
- - stewjack   NASA TV Schedule August 6, Thursday 2 p.m. - Kepl...   Aug 1 2009, 12:24 PM
|- - Mongo   QUOTE (stewjack @ Aug 1 2009, 12:24 PM) A...   Aug 1 2009, 01:29 PM
|- - belleraphon1   QUOTE (stewjack @ Aug 1 2009, 07:24 AM) A...   Aug 1 2009, 06:05 PM
|- - siravan   QUOTE (belleraphon1 @ Aug 1 2009, 01:05 P...   Aug 2 2009, 02:39 AM
- - Syrinx   Well this press conference is certainly unexpected...   Aug 2 2009, 07:10 AM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (Syrinx @ Aug 2 2009, 08:10 AM) May...   Aug 3 2009, 02:56 PM
- - Byran   http://nexsci.caltech.edu/missions/KeckSol...l-cur...   Aug 2 2009, 01:28 PM
|- - Hungry4info   QUOTE (Byran @ Aug 2 2009, 07:28 AM) My f...   Aug 2 2009, 01:52 PM
|- - Syrinx   QUOTE (Byran @ Aug 2 2009, 06:28 AM) Boru...   Aug 2 2009, 11:55 PM
|- - Byran   QUOTE (Syrinx @ Aug 3 2009, 06:25 AM) Wha...   Aug 3 2009, 07:03 AM
- - Greg Hullender   Yeah, it makes sense that they'd be announcing...   Aug 2 2009, 02:50 PM
- - Hungry4info   If I had to guess, I would say the press conferen...   Aug 3 2009, 11:17 AM
|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Aug 3 2009, 07:17 AM...   Aug 3 2009, 02:56 PM
- - Sunspot   Well I did just receive this in another email ...   Aug 3 2009, 03:45 PM
- - Byran   http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20090803/pl_u...scien...   Aug 3 2009, 05:49 PM
- - belleraphon1   From spaceref.com Editor's's note: Accor...   Aug 4 2009, 02:19 AM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (belleraphon1 @ Aug 4 2009, 03:19 A...   Aug 4 2009, 04:33 PM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (ustrax @ Aug 4 2009, 05:33 PM) Tha...   Aug 4 2009, 05:33 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (Stu @ Aug 4 2009, 06:33 PM) Ok, Mr...   Aug 4 2009, 06:08 PM
- - Hungry4info   My pessimism never fails! Haha. I still loo...   Aug 4 2009, 01:22 PM
- - PhilCo126   Looking forward to Thursday's press conference...   Aug 4 2009, 05:51 PM
|- - NGC3314   QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Aug 4 2009, 11:51 AM) ...   Aug 4 2009, 07:10 PM
|- - Gsnorgathon   For those who didn't click through, let's ...   Aug 4 2009, 07:32 PM
||- - Syrinx   QUOTE (Gsnorgathon @ Aug 4 2009, 12:32 PM...   Aug 4 2009, 10:29 PM
|- - Holder of the Two Leashes   QUOTE (NGC3314 @ Aug 4 2009, 02:10 PM) .....   Aug 5 2009, 01:18 AM
|- - Gsnorgathon   Ah... interesting that that bit was added later, i...   Aug 5 2009, 01:39 AM
- - belleraphon1   Gsnorgathon that additional note was added AFTER ...   Aug 4 2009, 10:30 PM
- - Hungry4info   Even though we can't detect an Earth in an Ear...   Aug 5 2009, 04:05 PM
- - Stu   At the rate they're downplaying things now, I...   Aug 6 2009, 04:06 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (Stu @ Aug 6 2009, 05:06 PM) At the...   Aug 6 2009, 05:42 PM
- - PhilCo126   Dr Alan Boss showed an interesting graph of the al...   Aug 6 2009, 06:23 PM
|- - ustrax   Here Phil: http://kepler.nasa.gov/media/earlyresul...   Aug 6 2009, 06:26 PM
- - Greg Hullender   Interesting that HAT-P-7 is so much hotter on one ...   Aug 6 2009, 06:48 PM
- - PhilCo126   Press meeting summary: 1. Kepler Space Telescope...   Aug 6 2009, 06:48 PM
- - Hungry4info   I found myself mildly excited by this press confer...   Aug 6 2009, 06:50 PM
- - belleraphon1   From Natalie Batalha's comments in BtC.. thank...   Aug 6 2009, 07:06 PM
|- - AndyG   QUOTE (belleraphon1 @ Aug 6 2009, 08:06 P...   Aug 6 2009, 07:24 PM
- - Syrinx   I took a couple screen caps during the press confe...   Aug 6 2009, 08:42 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (Syrinx @ Aug 6 2009, 09:42 PM) Was...   Aug 6 2009, 09:37 PM
|- - centsworth_II   Ustrax, I think you are confusing disappointment w...   Aug 6 2009, 09:42 PM
|- - Syrinx   QUOTE (ustrax @ Aug 6 2009, 02:37 PM) You...   Aug 6 2009, 09:50 PM
|- - ustrax   QUOTE (Syrinx @ Aug 6 2009, 10:50 PM) As ...   Aug 6 2009, 10:01 PM
- - tacitus   Gah! I missed the press conference because I ...   Aug 7 2009, 05:32 AM
|- - Reed   QUOTE (tacitus @ Aug 6 2009, 10:32 PM) An...   Aug 7 2009, 07:15 AM
- - Paolo   Kepler's HAT-P-7 lightcurve is the subject of ...   Aug 7 2009, 07:00 AM
|- - Syrinx   QUOTE (Paolo @ Aug 6 2009, 11:00 PM) Kepl...   Aug 7 2009, 07:04 PM
|- - Paolo   QUOTE (Syrinx @ Aug 7 2009, 09:04 PM) Tha...   Aug 7 2009, 07:24 PM
- - Zvezdichko   I'm extremely excited. But there's no way ...   Aug 7 2009, 02:44 PM
|- - Greg Hullender   QUOTE (Zvezdichko @ Aug 7 2009, 06:44 AM)...   Aug 7 2009, 03:36 PM
|- - stevesliva   ustrax's couple writeups were extremely intere...   Aug 7 2009, 03:45 PM
|- - Marz   QUOTE (stevesliva @ Aug 7 2009, 10:45 AM)...   Aug 7 2009, 04:49 PM
|- - Syrinx   QUOTE (Marz @ Aug 7 2009, 08:49 AM) 1. K...   Aug 7 2009, 06:45 PM
||- - scalbers   QUOTE (Syrinx @ Aug 7 2009, 06:45 PM) We ...   Aug 8 2009, 08:41 PM
||- - illexsquid   QUOTE (scalbers @ Aug 8 2009, 12:41 PM) T...   Aug 14 2009, 10:53 PM
|- - siravan   QUOTE (Marz @ Aug 7 2009, 11:49 AM) 3. ...   Aug 7 2009, 09:44 PM
|- - NGC3314   QUOTE (Marz @ Aug 7 2009, 11:49 AM) 3. ...   Aug 8 2009, 10:15 PM
|- - middleschoolsteve   I'm quite curious to learn more about the ligh...   Aug 9 2009, 04:50 PM
|- - Hungry4info   QUOTE (middleschoolsteve @ Aug 9 2009, 10...   Aug 9 2009, 10:26 PM
- - Hungry4info   Depends on the planet. If the star is sufficiently...   Aug 7 2009, 03:32 PM
- - hendric   Kepler is using a defocused star image, right? Is...   Aug 7 2009, 08:21 PM
|- - siravan   QUOTE (hendric @ Aug 7 2009, 03:21 PM) Wh...   Aug 7 2009, 09:29 PM
- - tacitus   QUOTE I'm quite curious to learn more about th...   Aug 11 2009, 09:52 PM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (tacitus @ Aug 11 2009, 10:52 PM) I...   Aug 11 2009, 10:10 PM
|- - siravan   QUOTE (tacitus @ Aug 11 2009, 04:52 PM) D...   Aug 11 2009, 10:12 PM
|- - john_s   Periodic flashes of starlight through the windows....   Aug 11 2009, 10:19 PM
- - Stu   QUOTE (john_s @ Aug 11 2009, 11:19 PM) Pe...   Aug 11 2009, 10:21 PM
|- - Hungry4info   QUOTE (Stu @ Aug 11 2009, 04:21 PM) ...or...   Aug 11 2009, 11:21 PM
- - tacitus   A couple of questions. Given how nicely the first...   Aug 12 2009, 12:50 AM
|- - Hungry4info   QUOTE (tacitus @ Aug 11 2009, 06:50 PM) a...   Aug 12 2009, 08:37 AM
|- - Gsnorgathon   QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Aug 12 2009, 09:37 A...   Aug 12 2009, 11:23 PM
- - Greg Hullender   Yes, Kepler will detect non-transiting, close-in G...   Aug 12 2009, 04:55 PM
- - Greg Hullender   Four transits is probably enough to determine that...   Aug 12 2009, 11:59 PM
- - stevesliva   Won't the transiting moon always be in eclipse...   Aug 15 2009, 05:14 PM
|- - illexsquid   QUOTE (stevesliva @ Aug 15 2009, 10:14 AM...   Aug 15 2009, 11:21 PM
- - stevesliva   Yup. Makes sense. And I of course won't prete...   Aug 16 2009, 12:50 AM
- - dvandorn   I'm not sure what you mean by "resolvable...   Aug 16 2009, 01:52 AM
|- - Hungry4info   Yes, they would be able to detect the transit of a...   Aug 16 2009, 07:07 AM
|- - Reed   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Aug 15 2009, 06:52 PM) ...   Aug 16 2009, 07:40 AM
- - illexsquid   I think "resolultion" in this case refer...   Aug 16 2009, 05:23 AM
|- - helvick   Hmmh - it seems to me then that a number of the ex...   Aug 16 2009, 06:54 AM
|- - tasp   QUOTE (helvick @ Aug 16 2009, 12:54 AM) ....   Aug 16 2009, 02:51 PM
|- - Greg Hullender   QUOTE (tasp @ Aug 16 2009, 06:51 AM) Does...   Aug 17 2009, 01:47 PM
- - PhilCo126   QUOTE (stevesliva @ Aug 16 2009, 02:50 AM...   Aug 17 2009, 03:52 PM
|- - illexsquid   QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Aug 17 2009, 07:52 AM)...   Aug 18 2009, 08:51 PM
|- - Mongo   QUOTE (illexsquid @ Aug 18 2009, 08:51 PM...   Aug 19 2009, 12:50 AM
- - Greg Hullender   From reading the Kepler site, I think several of t...   Aug 19 2009, 09:43 AM
- - tasp   Just pondering other possible 'yon wee beastie...   Aug 19 2009, 01:16 PM
- - Hungry4info   QUOTE (tasp @ Aug 19 2009, 08:16 AM) Just...   Aug 19 2009, 11:21 PM
- - Greg Hullender   QUOTE (tasp @ Aug 19 2009, 05:16 AM) . . ...   Aug 20 2009, 12:16 PM
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