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Kepler telescope readies for new mission after communications scare

Planet hunter will now point to galactic center to look for new worlds

illustration of Kepler space telescope

NEW MISSION  NASA’s Kepler telescope (illustrated) has recovered from an emergency and is ready to start looking for planets toward the center of the galaxy (background). The gray regions mark spots on the sky of past and upcoming observing campaigns.

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By Christopher Crockett

- More than 2 years ago

The Kepler space telescope, NASA’s premier planet hunter, is about to embark on a hunt for planets toward the center of the galaxy.