Kepler telescope officially retired at 151 million km from Earth

From the Space Physics Laboratory (LASP) at the University of Colorado, researchers sent commands to turn off safety mode to prevent Kepler from restarting itself and connecting to the control center via shutdown. all generators. Kepler is now slowing down with a stable orbit around the Sun and 94 million miles from Earth (151 million km).

An emotional coincidence was the day when the official "retired" Kepler telescope (November 15) was the day of the death of German astronomer Johannes Kepler (his name was named for the Kepler telescope. ) He was the one who discovered the laws of planetary motion. died on 11/15/1630.

Kepler telescope officially "retired" at 151 million km from Earth.(Photo: NASA).

launched into space in 2009, in his journey to roam the vast universe, Kepler found 2,681 planets outside the Solar System and numerous other important information and data. Astronomers evaluate the Kepler telescope's findings that "revolutionized" human knowledge of the universe. Although retiring, the legacy that Kepler left behind will be studied for many years to come.

To follow the mission of Kepler legend. Last April, NASA launched space. TESS will focus on finding planets outside the solar system at close range, in the range of 30 - 300 light years.

The James Webb telescope is expected to be the key to answering the question: Can humans be lonely in the vast universe?(Photo: NASA).

A new, modern space telescope named James Webb was also planned by NASA to launch into space on March 30, 2021. will operate for 10 years with the goal of further understanding the mass and density of the planets as well as the composition of substances in their atmosphere.