NASA is saying “goodnight” to its pioneering Kepler telescope, which a few months shy of its 10th birthday but years past its expected lifespan, has finally run out of fuel. After spending nine years in deep space and revealing that our galaxy🌀 contains more planets 🔵⚫️🔴 even than stars ✨, NASA's Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel. https://t.co/Vv0lbhj1tipic.twitter.com/Z7lAKcmNr7 — NASA Planetquest (@PlanetQuest) October 30, 2018Kepler was launched in March 2009 with enough fuel to keep it going for at least six years, according to The Verge. @NASAKepler leaves a legacy of more than 2,600 #exoplanet discoveries 💫 from outside our solar system, many of which could be promising places for life. Take a look at the numbers: https://t.co/Ei3m5dSdvhpic.twitter.com/zIgJw0gRSX — NASA Kepler and K2 (@NASAKepler) October 30, 2018

Source: Huffington Post October 31, 2018 12:33 UTC