NASA To Announce Latest Findings By Kepler Spacecraft
NASA will hold a media teleconference Thursday, Aug. 26, at 1 p.m. EDT to discuss the Kepler spacecraft's latest discovery about an intriguing planetary system. Read more
US Kepler project set to trounce Oxford in the war of the worlds
A senior astrophysicist at Oxford University has revealed that the American "Kepler" project will make an astonishing announcement on planets in other solar systems on the 26th of August. NASA is imposing rigorous NDAs (non disclosure agreements) on people in the know, she said. Suzanne Aigrain, described by the British Science Association as a "planet hunter", works using a competing European satellite and it seems there's little love lost between the boffins in Eurasia and Oceania. Read more