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Kepler, seeker of Earth-like exoplanets, is broken and NASA isnt sure if it can be fixed
2013-05-16 17:00:06| Extremetech
Back in March of 2009, the Kepler space telescope launched into the universe with the goal of identifying Earth-like planets. Over the years, it did manage that mission, occasionally finding a planet located in the habitable zone orbiting its star. Now, NASA is reporting that the space telescope is suffering from a detrimental ailment, and might be dead in the proverbial space water.