[meteorite-list] Nasa Touts Kepler probe discoveries

From: Pete Shugar <pshugar_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:54:47 -0500
Message-ID: <02E6666D3C3B40268A0C6E9DD1693D76_at_laptop>

List,
In the Sunday edition of the Amarillo Globe-News on page
21A is a very nice article on the Kepler Probe. This device has
the finest light detection system of any instrument
in orbit by a factor of over 100 times over anything ground based.
This means it can detect the difference in light intensity from a
solar system that is in the constellation Cygnus with a Jupiter class planet
that passes in front of the star (a transit of the sun). The planet is
called HAT-P-7b.
All in all, a fine tool to explore the universe. It may even be able to help
answer
the age old question: "Are we alone?"
Pete IMCA 1733
Received on Mon 10 Aug 2009 11:54:47 PM PDT