It will be the first time that this will be done. |
This discovery is particularly exciting because the habitable zone for these stars - the region where a planet would be the right temperature for liquid water - is close to the star. Planets that are close to their stars are easier to find. The first truly Earth-like planet we discover might be a world orbiting a red dwarf. |
What we are trying to do is observe [planets] eclipsing their stars. Kepler will be put into space to avoid our unstable atmosphere. |