(Source: Ames Research Center) From April 26, the fifth campaign of the K2 mission will include observations of nearly 25,000 stars. Credits: Credits: NASA Ames and SETI Institute/F Mullally It was nearly a year ago that the Kepler spacecraft made a comeback after a technical setback: the loss of its ultra precise pointing capability. Revived as the K2 mission, now in its fifth observing campaign, the spacecraft continues to operate beautifully. K2 began Campaign 5 on April 26. The observation targets include more than 25,000 stars, which can be searched for exoplanets and examined for a variety of astrophysical phenomena. The field of study also includes M67, an open cluster home to...
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