The new news of Kepler finding two Earth sized planets is very good. OK. Exciting. Indeed, it is very good on several levels. The euphoria of the discovery might eclipse a subtle point however. The Kepler telescope is working. Working as planned. Fulfilling the wishes of the designers. Exhibiting a high degree of precision. Extreme accuracy needed to pluck a 6 or 7,000 rock circling a star 1,000 light years away. It's doing what they asked it to do.
Can you imagine the joy the people on this project must be feeling?
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