Do you think Kepler will be able to detect Earth-sized planets in transit?

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Chanux · Answer 1 · 2024-07-27T01:08:54+0000

Answer: Less than 1% of the stars that Kepler will be looking at are closer than 600 light years. Stars farther than 3,000 light years are too faint for Kepler to observe the transits needed to detect Earth-size planets.

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