Kandra Space Observatory telescope launched, new exoplanet discovered

Year 15, Day 244

A new space telescope has been launched, called the Kandra Space Observatory; and it captures X-rays.

This new telescope (technically a space observatory in orbit) is called the Kandra Space Observatory, designed and funded for by the Kandra Foundation and KPL. The project costed approximately ƒ17,000 (Funds) to develop and launch (roughly 102 million USD).

What's different about this telescope, however, is VERY cool indeed! Instead of just capturing visible light, kind of how like the Kerman Space Telescope works, it also is able to capture X-rays, which can allow the telescope to pierce deep into near planetary systems. In fact, one new exoplanet has ACTUALLY been found around the close star Tuun, the brightest star in the night sky.

That planet's name is Puf, a potentially habitable "eyeball world", only the third planet found around Tuun so far. We already discovered the binary planetary system of Rask and Rusk a while back, and Debdeb has a lot of known planets currently still forming in its protoplanetary disk. But Puf of Tuun is different; we've already detected high amounts of nitrogen in its atmosphere, which is, at least on Kerbin, an essential component for plant life. So it's very possible we could discover alien plants on alien planets quite soon indeed.

Official KSA Article (Partnered with KPL & The Kandra Foundation)

The Kandra Space Observatory in orbit

Below are images from the observatory.

Debdeb's Protoplanetary Disk

The Mun

Tuun