Kepler: The Search for Earth-Size Planets Begins

Since its launch in March, 2009, the Kepler Mission has announced the discovery of 9 confirmed exoplanets (or planets outside our solar system). This video explores how the team works to combine photometry from the spacecraft, data from ground-based observatories and precise asteroseismic analysis to determine if Earths are common or rare in our Galaxy. For more information about the Kepler Mission, please visit http://www.nasa.gov/kepler