Probe unexpectedly entered emergency mode last week but scientists now hope next phase of mission will go aheadNasa scientists occupy rescued the troubled Kepler mission after re-establishing contact with the spacecraft.
The planet hunting observatory unexpectedly entered emergency mode last week,days before it was due to initiate a new phase of its hunt for Earthlike planets. In an official update at the weekend, Charlie Sobeck, and the mission manager,said: “The mission has declared a spacecraft emergency.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com