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Given that the kepler telescope exceeds its original mission lifespan by 4 years, it's safe to say that the kepler mission is not really "cut short", more like
by kiba 14y ago
Given that the kepler telescope exceeds its original mission lifespan by 4 years, it's safe to say that the kepler mission is not really "cut short", more like "cannot keep going".
- breadbox 14y agoKepler was launched 4 years ago, so I think your first sentence is misworded. Its original 3.5-year mission was pushed out 3 years due to issues with noisy data, so it hasn't really completed its original mission yet. (Not that it hasn't done a great deal of excellent work already, but much more is/was still to come.)
- kiba 14y agoI stand corrected.