It's finally out of fuel and relegated to the status of space junk.
But what a piece of junk it is.
Checkout these awesome stats for its lifetime and achievements...
...and all these mind boggling planetary finds, and different types of systems.
Kepler Space telescope retired today
6 years ago in #science by gavvet (78)
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Oh... such a pity! How that they did not design a way to refuel it?
I heard it was going to hyper-sleep. They could have utilized its power a little more if they did.
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Its a great news for whole world people. We are short time going to space.. Wait and see our scientists work hardly about it.
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Aww no! :-(
Hero
this is a sad moment but we say farewel to a hero may we put another in place and continue the everlasting journey of discovery
Sad to see it shut down but what a journey.
quite incredible. love space.
Everything in this life has a useful life, and the KEPLER already fulfilled his, was a great tool that allowed us to see beyond what our eyes can see, without the many scientific advances would not have been completed, was quite a help to the field of astronomy.
I am sure that they are making a far more superior outer space-observing machine that could give more understanding for people of the future @gavvet