Take Off With NASA's Kepler Mission

Koch et al discuss the Kepler Mission, NASA's 10th Discovery mission, which seeks to answer questions about life in the universe. A space-based, specially designed 0.95 m aperture telescope, Kepler is NASA's first mission capable of finding Earth-size and smaller planets in the habitable z...

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Published in:The Science teacher (National Science Teachers Association) 2009-01, Vol.76 (1), p.42
Main Authors: Koch, David, DeVore, Edna K, Gould, Alan, Harman, Pamela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Astronomy
Life sciences
Science education
Space exploration
Space telescopes
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Summary:Koch et al discuss the Kepler Mission, NASA's 10th Discovery mission, which seeks to answer questions about life in the universe. A space-based, specially designed 0.95 m aperture telescope, Kepler is NASA's first mission capable of finding Earth-size and smaller planets in the habitable zone of other stars in the galaxy. Koch et al also explain how the mission helps in interdisciplinary science teaching.
ISSN:0036-8555
1943-4871