Topic: Planetary Science
NASA's Kepler space telescope finds five new exoplanets
AFP Global Edition
<div><p>NASA's Kepler space telescope has discovered five new planets beyond the solar system, the US space agency said Monday, just 10 months after Kepler launched into space to find Earth-like planets.</p><p>The discovery of the five exoplanets ...
Planet Hunter
AP News
This image taken by the Kepler telescope and released by NASA Thursday, April 16, 2009, shows an expansive, 100-square-degree patch of sky in our Milky Way galaxy where it hopes to find Earth-like planets. Launched in March, Kepler will spend 3 1/2 years studying these stars in search of ...
Stuck Mars rover struggles with faulty wheel
AP News
<div id="subtitle">Faulty wheel complicates mission to free Mars rover from sand trap it's been stuck in 8 months</div><div><p>A faulty wheel on the Mars rover Spirit is complicating efforts to free it from a sand trap ...
NASA to try to free stuck Mars rover Spirit
AP News
<div id="subtitle">Stuck Mars rover Spirit to get roadside assistance from NASA in risky maneuver</div><div><p>For NASA's stuck Mars rover, the Spirit may be willing, but the wheels could prove too weak. The space agency on Thursday ...
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