Kepler/K2 Stories
Editor’s Note, Jan. 13, 2026: Mission controllers received full acquisition of signal from the Pandora spacecraft on Sunday, Jan. 11. Pandora will now begin a month of commissioning before starting science operations. Editor’s Note, Jan. 11, 2026: NASA’s Pandora and…
Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. A team of researchers has confirmed stars ring loud and clear in a “key” that will harmonize well with the science goals and capabilities of NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.…
The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found. The official number of exoplanets — planets outside our solar system — tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added…