The Kepler Team

The Kepler Team refers to the group of scientists and engineers behind NASA's Kepler Space Telescope mission, which launched in 2009. This mission aimed to discover Earth-sized planets orbiting other stars, known as exoplanets. By monitoring the brightness of over 150,000 stars, the Kepler team identified thousands of potential planets by detecting tiny dips in starlight when planets pass in front of them. Their groundbreaking work has significantly advanced our understanding of potential habitable worlds beyond our solar system, igniting interest in the search for extraterrestrial life.