Kepler-Alien Planet Revealed

Kepler-Alien Planet Revealed
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Kepler-Alien Planet Revealed
The Kepler Space Telescope is one of the most powerful telescopes ever built. It has allowed scientists to discover millions of galaxy bodies such as stars and other planets, never seen before. The mission of Kepler is to discover alien worlds, orbiting distance stars and enable man to answer the question of whether or not “the earth is the only planet that supports life.” The Kepler telescope was launched in 2009. Since its inception, the telescope has managed to discover the similarities that exist among the planets in the universe, in terms of aspects such as their composition and radius. It has facilitated the discovery of over 3500 potential planets of different types and sizes. Kepler is unique among space telescopes. Unlike the Hubble that turns its gaze far, and wide, sending back stunning images of the cosmos, Kepler is designed to focus fixedly on a certain small part in the universe, producing same snapshots for a long time. This brings clearer snapshots that facilitate easy observation of the objects in the universe. Unlike other discovered planets, the earth is special because of its ability to support life. In the earth, there are some special elements hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, and nitrogen, which are essential for life, among the living things on earth. The water on earth, which is made of hydrogen and oxygen, is a special component that helps in supporting life. The Goldilocks Zone is a place in the universe with the potential of supporting liquid water formation. This region is not too hot or too cold, and this enables the water to exist in the form of liquid. The earth is rightfully placed within a goldilocks zone, in the universe, and this is the reason there exists liquid water on the surface of the earth. Accordingly, Kepler’s mission is to find planets located in the Goldilocks Zone, because such planets may have high potential of containing water and hence supporting life.
Kepler-22b was discovered on May 12, 2009. The discovery of the planet was a significant one owing to its location in the Goldilocks Zone, which could mean the planet has the potential to support life. The planet, Kepler-22, has the right habitable temperature that may support life. After Kepler discovers planets, the Cape telescope in Hawaii, operated via a video link from California, is used to observe the planets to identify their compositions, whether they are made of gases or rocks...