NASA's Kepler spacecraft, launched in 2009 on a mission to search for exoplanets, is in a safe mode amid concerns the spacecraft may be finally running out of fuel. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — NASA’s ...

With the Hubble space telescope making the headlines in recent weeks on account of its mechanical issues, humanity’s other eye in the sky, Kepler, has been taken off life support by NASA. The American ...

The first and last images captured by the NASA-JPL space telescope Kepler are shown here side-by-side. This craft was launched back on March 7th, 2009, and its planned mission duration was 3.5 years.