After 9 years in space collecting data that revealed our night sky to be filled with trillions of hidden planets, NASA is ending the Kepler space telescope’s science operations. Kepler discovered over 2,600 planets, some of which could be promising places for life.
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Explore 15 of the ways the space station is benefiting humanity.
The Past and Future Space Suit
American Scientist
NASA's is studying new thermal system technology with the Spacesuit Evaporation Rejection Flight Experiment (SERFE) on the International Space Station and Earth.
Learn about the new James Webb Space Telescope.
The telescope uses a mirror made of gold-coated beryllium instead of glass because it is light, strong and can withstand the cold of space.
Highlights: First Images from the James Webb Space Telescope (Official NASA Video)
Scientists are super excited about a picture of a star. The snap was taken by NASA's fancy new James Webb telescope which was sent to space and lives about 1.5 million kilometres from Earth! James uses infrared light and will be able to see further into the universe than any telescope that's ever existed!
Having helped design the Mars rovers Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity, NASA engineer Kobie Boykins reveals what these robots are telling us about the existence of life on the red planet.
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