How Will the Kepler Mission (Scheduled for 2008 Launch)look for Planets

question 57

Multiple Choice

How will the Kepler mission (scheduled for 2008 launch) look for planets around other stars?

• A)It will look for Doppler shifts in stellar spectra.
• B)It will be sufficiently powerful to take low-resolution photographs of planets orbiting nearby stars.
• C)It will look for slight back and forth shifts in a star's position in our sky.
• D)It will look for slight changes in a star's brightness that repeat at regular intervals.

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