NASA has received its first image from the Kepler spacecraft, the first spacecraft ever designed specifically to look for Earth-like planets orbiting other stars.
The image sent back is of the region of the Milky Way upon which Kepler will concentrate. Astronomers estimate the area contains 14 million stars, and they expect to find hundreds of planets, including some that could have liquid water on their surfaces, and therefore, may support life as we know it.
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