Open AccessKepler: A Giant Leap for Exoplanet Studies
Author(s) -
Jack J. Lissauer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2015eo035131
Subject(s) - exoplanet , kepler , astrobiology , planet , spitzer space telescope , astronomy , space (punctuation) , physics , extraterrestrial life , telescope , computer science , operating system
NASA's low-cost space telescope opened up a universe of possibilities for scientists who scour space in search of planets—and possibly life.