NASA has a website that contains a countdown clock for the launch of the Kepler mission. Kepler is a visible light telescope similar to Hubble which will search for planets in galaxies far, far away. Many planets in solar systems other than our own have been found with the Keck Observatory in Hawaii (pictured above). Specifically, the Kepler is searching for planets are are in the special zone that could possibly support life. So aliens, watch out, Earth has just become Jimmy Stewart in Rear Window.
The Kepler mission home page is here.
Don't diss Pluto!
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