Clever! NASA revives Kepler:

Clever! NASA revives Kepler:

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http://phys.org/news/2013-11-nasa-revived-kepler-space-telescope.html#ajTabs

Frigging awesome job!

I'm wondering if this technique can be used for any astronomy craft? Saving the need for reaction wheels.

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Originally posted by sonhouse
http://phys.org/news/2013-11-nasa-revived-kepler-space-telescope.html#ajTabs

Frigging awesome job!

I'm wondering if this technique can be used for any astronomy craft? Saving the need for reaction wheels.
This is a fine example of a problem (in this case, the effects of the pressure exerted by photons ) being turned into the solution!

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Kepler has found almost 500 new planets so far :-)