Unveiling New Worlds Beyond Our Solar System

The Kepler Space Telescope was a groundbreaking mission designed to explore the vastness of space in search of planets beyond our solar system. Launched by NASA in 2009, Kepler’s primary goal was to detect exoplanets — planets orbiting stars outside our solar neighborhood. By observing the slight dimming of stars caused by planets passing in front of them, a method known as the transit method, Kepler revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos.