How the Kepler Telescope Works

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Since the Kepler telescope went online, astronomers have found there may be an estimate 40 billion planets like Earth in the Milky Way galaxy alone. What does it take for a planet to be considered Earth-like?

Astronauts left over a hundred items on the moon's surface. But are today's telescopes powerful enough to see what's there?

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