Kepler may not be hanging up its planet-hunting hat just yet. Even though two of its four reaction wheels -- which are crucial to long-duration observations of distant stars -- are no longer operating, it may still be able to seek out potentially-habitable exoplanets around smaller stars. In fact, in its new 2-wheel mode, Kepler might actually open up a whole new territory of exoplanet exploration looking for Earth-sized worlds orbiting white dwarfs.
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(c) Jason Major for Universe Today, 2013.
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