I saw this on the latest headlines on BBC news using the internet.
The mission of sending the Kepler telescope was to search the sky for Earth-like planets with the potential to host life. It was launched from cape Canaveral in Florida.
The telescope will orbit the sun to watch a patch of space. Scientists think it will contain about 100,000 stars like ours. I wish that they really find a planet which is similar to ours. Even if they do, it will take a lot of time to build a rocket which will be powerful enough to reach the planet.
The satellite will continue searching for planets for 4 - 6+ years. Here is what Dr. Edward weiler said during lift-off "This is a historical mission; it's not just a science mission,
"I maintain that it really attacks some very basic human questions that have been part of our genetic code since that first man or woman looked up into the sky and asked the question: 'are we alone?'.
The Kepler is the first satellite which is designed to find rocky worlds orbiting sun-like stars. I think that the satellite may explode because of the heat.
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I would like to be the first one living in that planet.^-^
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