K2 and PH news
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by ajamyajax
This is a few months old now, but posting because wasn't aware of a comet in the K2 C2 field (others probably knew that though).. AND the most recent PH paper by our science team made the highlights...
Mission Manager Update: K2 Campaign 3 underway (December 16, 2014)
http://www.nasa.gov/ames/kepler/mission-manager-update-k2-campaign-3-underway/
"On Oct. 20, the Kepler spacecraft joined the fleet of NASA science assets that observed distant Oort Cloud native Comet Siding Spring as it passed through K2's Campaign 2 field-of-view on its long journey around the sun. The data collected by K2 will add to the study of the comet, giving scientists an invaluable opportunity to learn more about the materials, including water and carbon compounds, that existed during the formation of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago."
"Planet Hunters VII. Discovery of a New Low-Mass, Low-Density Planet (PH3 c) Orbiting Kepler-289 (Schmitt et al. 2014) – The paper confirms the discovery of a third planet orbiting host star Kepler-239 by Planet Hunters, a volunteer citizen scientist effort. This marks the group's third confirmed planet since its inception in December 2010."
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by 2169452
very good
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