Launched: 2009/2018 · NASA

Kepler & TESS — The Exoplanet Hunters

Kepler stared at 150,000 stars for 9 years, discovering 2,662 confirmed exoplanets using the transit method. When it retired in 2018, TESS took over — scanning the entire sky, focusing on the nearest and brightest stars. Together, they reve

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