In addition to detecting planets itself, Kepler has also uncovered the properties of three previously known extrasolar planets. Public Kepler data has also been used by groups independent of NASA, such as the Planet Hunterscitizen-science project, to detect several planets orbiting stars collectively known as Kepler Objects of Interest.[7][8][9][10][11]
Kepler, launched on March 7, 2009, was designed to observe a fixed portion of the sky in visible light and measure the light curves of the various stars in its field of view, looking for planets crossing in front of their host stars via the transit method.[12][13] Since the launch of the spacecraft, though, both the Kepler team at NASA and independent researchers have found new ways of detecting planets, including the use of the transit timing variation method and relativistic beaming.[14] In addition, gravitational microlensing has been proposed as a method of using Kepler to detect compact objects, such as white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes.[13]Kepler has also measured the reflected light from some planets already known, discovering planets undetectable with the transit method[15] as well as improving knowledge of the characteristics of planets already discovered.[16]
On February 26, 2014, NASA announced the discovery of 715 newly verified exoplanets around 305 stars by the Kepler Space Telescope. The exoplanets were found using a statistical technique called "verification by multiplicity". 95% of the discovered exoplanets were smaller than Neptune and four, including Kepler-296f, were less than 2 1/2 the size of Earth and were in habitable zones where surface temperatures are suitable for liquid water.[17][18][19]
Bar graph of Exoplanets by size - the gold bars represent Kepler's latest newly verified exoplanets (May 10, 2016).
Bar graph of Exoplanet Discoveries - gold bar displays new planets "verified by multiplicity" (May 10, 2016).
On May 10, 2016, NASA announced that the Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets.[20] Based on some of the planet's sizes, about 550 could potentially be rocky planets. Nine of these orbit in their stars' habitable zone.[20]
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See also List of exoplanets observed during Kepler s K2 mission This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information December 2020 The list of exoplanets detected by the Kepler space telescope contains bodies with a wide variety of properties with significant ranges in orbital distances masses radii composition habitability and host star type As of June 16 2023 the Kepler space telescope and its follow up observations have detected 2 778 confirmed planets 1 2 3 4 including hot Jupiters super Earths circumbinary planets and planets located in the circumstellar habitable zones of their host stars In addition Kepler has detected over 3 601 unconfirmed planet candidates 5 6 and 2 165 eclipsing binary stars 6 An artist s rendition of Kepler 62f a potentially habitable exoplanet discovered using data transmitted by the Kepler space telescopeIn addition to detecting planets itself Kepler has also uncovered the properties of three previously known extrasolar planets Public Kepler data has also been used by groups independent of NASA such as the Planet Hunters citizen science project to detect several planets orbiting stars collectively known as Kepler Objects of Interest 7 8 9 10 11 Kepler launched on March 7 2009 was designed to observe a fixed portion of the sky in visible light and measure the light curves of the various stars in its field of view looking for planets crossing in front of their host stars via the transit method 12 13 Since the launch of the spacecraft though both the Kepler team at NASA and independent researchers have found new ways of detecting planets including the use of the transit timing variation method and relativistic beaming 14 In addition gravitational microlensing has been proposed as a method of using Kepler to detect compact objects such as white dwarfs neutron stars and black holes 13 Kepler has also measured the reflected light from some planets already known discovering planets undetectable with the transit method 15 as well as improving knowledge of the characteristics of planets already discovered 16 On February 26 2014 NASA announced the discovery of 715 newly verified exoplanets around 305 stars by the Kepler Space Telescope The exoplanets were found using a statistical technique called verification by multiplicity 95 of the discovered exoplanets were smaller than Neptune and four including Kepler 296f were less than 2 1 2 the size of Earth and were in habitable zones where surface temperatures are suitable for liquid water 17 18 19 Bar graph of Exoplanets by size the gold bars represent Kepler s latest newly verified exoplanets May 10 2016 Bar graph of Exoplanet Discoveries gold bar displays new planets verified by multiplicity May 10 2016 On May 10 2016 NASA announced that the Kepler mission has verified 1 284 new planets 20 Based on some of the planet s sizes about 550 could potentially be rocky planets Nine of these orbit in their stars habitable zone 20 Contents 1 List 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksList editAll exoplanets discovered lie in one of the three northern constellations of Cygnus Lyra and Draco which contain Kepler s photometer s field of view List of exoplanets discovered by the Kepler space telescope 1 500 List of exoplanets discovered by the Kepler space telescope 501 1000 List of exoplanets discovered by the Kepler space telescope 1001 1500 List of exoplanets discovered by the Kepler space telescope 1501 2000See also editLists of exoplanets ExoplanetReferences editFootnotes Citations Exoplanet and Candidate Statistics Confirmed Planets Discovered by Kepler exoplanetarchive ipac caltech NASA Retires Kepler Space Telescope jpl nasa gov Oct 30 2018 Clavin Whitney Chou Felicia Johnson Michele 6 January 2015 NASA s Kepler Marks 1 000th Exoplanet Discovery Uncovers More Small Worlds in Habitable Zones NASA Retrieved 6 January 2015 Alien Earth is among eight new far off planets BBC 7 January 2015 Retrieved 7 January 2015 Wall Mike 5 September 2013 NASA Exoplanet archive TechMediaNetwork Retrieved 15 June 2013 a b NASA Kepler Archived from the original on 5 November 2013 Retrieved 26 February 2014 Schneider Jean Notes for star Kepler 9 Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia Archived from the original on 2011 01 03 Retrieved 2012 01 31 Schneider Jean Kepler 41b Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia Archived from the original on 9 October 2020 Retrieved 21 December 2011 Kepler 43b Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia Retrieved 8 February 2017 Kepler 44b Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia Retrieved 8 February 2017 Kepler 46b Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia Retrieved 8 February 2017 BBC Staff 7 March 2009 Nasa launches Earth hunter probe BBC News Retrieved 2009 03 14 a b Sahu K C Gilliland R L 2003 Near Field Microlensing and Its Effects on Stellar Transit Observations byKepler The Astrophysical Journal 584 2 1042 1052 arXiv astro ph 0210554 Bibcode 2003ApJ 584 1042S doi 10 1086 345776 S2CID 13043236 Moskowitz Clara May 13 2013 Einstein s Planet New Alien World Revealed by Relativity Space com TechMediaNetwork Retrieved June 15 2013 Charpinet S Fontaine G Brassard P Green EM Van Grootel V Randall SK Silvotti R Baran AS Ostensen RH Kawaler SD et al 2011 A compact system of small planets around a former red giant star Nature 480 7378 496 499 Bibcode 2011Natur 480 496C doi 10 1038 nature10631 PMID 22193103 S2CID 2213885 Borucki W J Koch D Jenkins J Sasselov D Gilliland R Batalha N Latham D W Caldwell D et al 2009 Kepler s Optical Phase Curve of the Exoplanet HAT P 7b Science 325 5941 709 Bibcode 2009Sci 325 709B doi 10 1126 science 1178312 PMID 19661420 S2CID 206522122 Johnson Michele Harrington J D February 26 2014 NASA s Kepler Mission Announces a Planet Bonanza 715 New Worlds NASA Retrieved February 26 2014 Wall Mike 26 February 2014 Population of Known Alien Planets Nearly Doubles as NASA Discovers 715 New Worlds Space com Retrieved 26 February 2014 Kepler telescope bags 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