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Indeed, Kepler covers only 0.25% of the sky, and is only capable of detecting systems that are edge-on (around 0.47% probability for Earth-like planets)[1]. The
by skwosh 11y ago
Indeed, Kepler covers only 0.25% of the sky, and is only capable of detecting systems that are edge-on (around 0.47% probability for Earth-like planets)[1].
The mind boggles at what we might discover with a more complete picture...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler_%28spacecraft%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler_%28spacecraft%29
- vlasev 11y agoWell, it shouldn't boggle the mind too much, because 0.25% of the sky translates to factor of about 400 of what the Kepler mission has achieved. Multiply all the numbers of the mission by about 400.
- skwosh 11y agoI was thinking more along the lines of: instead of daydreaming about planets > 1000 ly away, we might find a system nearby that we can study in detail...