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What was surprising about the extrasolar planets that were discovered?
The surprising thing to me is how MANY extra-solar planets have been discovered. Considering the limitations of the Kepler Space Telescope's design, this indicates that there may be planets around a majority of the stars.
Is there a planet called Kepler?
No. There are, however, many planets discovered by a spacecraft called Kepler and given designations such as Kepler-69c.
How many years would it take to travel to planet Kepler?
There is no single planet named Kepler. Planets discovered by the Kepler space observatory are given designations such as Kepler-22b. Planets discovered by Kepler range from about 100 to about 7,000 light years away. Currently we do not have the ability for interstellar travel so we do not know what the travel times might be.
How was the planet Kepler 22b named?
Kepler-22b was given its the designation Kepler as it is one of many planets discovered by the Kepler observatory. The 22b refers to it being the innermost (and only known) planet orbiting the star Kepler-22.
How many planets did Kepler know about?
Johannes Kepler knew of six planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
Why are the new planets called Kepler?
Many of the planets discovered in the past few years have designations such as Kepler-22b because they were discovered using the Kepler space telescope.
What was surprising about the extrasolar planets that were discovered?
The surprising thing to me is how MANY extra-solar planets have been discovered. Considering the limitations of the Kepler Space Telescope's design, this indicates that there may be planets around a majority of the stars.
Is there a planet called Kepler?
No. There are, however, many planets discovered by a spacecraft called Kepler and given designations such as Kepler-69c.
How many years would it take to travel to planet Kepler?
There is no single planet named Kepler. Planets discovered by the Kepler space observatory are given designations such as Kepler-22b. Planets discovered by Kepler range from about 100 to about 7,000 light years away. Currently we do not have the ability for interstellar travel so we do not know what the travel times might be.
How did Kepler the planet get its name?
There is no planet named Kepler. There are, however, many planets with designations such as Kepler-22b. These planets are named as such because they were discovered using the Kepler spacecraft. The spacecraft is named after Johannes Kepler, a 16th-17th century astronomer who defined the laws of planetary motion.
What are the four gas giant planets?
In our solar system, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are the four (known) gas giant planets. Beyond our solar system, probably the vast majority of the 4000+ planets discovered by the Kepler Space Telescope are probably gas giants, because those are the easiest to detect from interstellar distances. Which doesn't mean that there aren't just as many small rocky planets; just that we can't see them as easily with the Kepler Telescope.
How was the planet Kepler 22b named?
Kepler-22b was given its the designation Kepler as it is one of many planets discovered by the Kepler observatory. The 22b refers to it being the innermost (and only known) planet orbiting the star Kepler-22.
How many planets have scientist found?
the amount of planets in this life-system has not yet been found but many scientist are still trying to find out do to mars water roots
How many planets have we discovered with the telescope?
Two in our own solar system, and nearly 1,000 in orbit around other stars.
How many planets did Kepler know about?
Johannes Kepler knew of six planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
How many planets were discovered using telescop?
Some sort of telescope was involved in the discovery of ALL known planets - about a thousand, at the time of this writing - with the exception of the five planets that can be seen with the naked eye.
How many planets do Kepler's laws work for?
All of them.
