--- title: "Kepler Telescope Discovered Jupiter-Like Exoplanet 17,000 Light Years Away" description: "a planet similar to Jupiter 'Exoplanet' has been found 17,000 light-years away from earth by Kepler Telescope." author: "Sanjay Goenka" published: 2022-04-04 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1539/kepler-telescope-discovered-jupiter-like-exoplanet-17-000-light-years-away category: "space and research" tags: ["technology", "technology news", "space science"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Kepler Telescope Discovered Jupiter-Like Exoplanet 17,000 Light Years Away A planet similar to Jupiter ‘**Exoplanet’** was discovered by **Kepler Telescope** 17,000 light-years away. It was named as **K2-2016-BLG-0005Lb** and found circling a star. ## Highlights ``` Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system The exoplanet was found with a technique called microlensing Laster this decade NASA will deploy the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope ``` **Also Read: [Sirisha Bandla, India-born woman flew on Virgin Galactic to space with 'Richard Branson'](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1167/sirisha-bandla-india-born-woman-flew-on-virgin-galactic-to-space-with-richard-branson)** What a fascinating discovery made by the scientists and Exoplanet similar to Jupiter with the same size and mass was found circling a star 17,000 light-years away from earth. The Kepler Telescope is [regarded as](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/113632/who-was-raja-ram-mohan-roy-and-why-is-he-regarded-as-the-father-of-the-indian-renaissance) the retired [Telescope discovered](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97663/what-has-the-hubble-space-telescope-discovered) in 2016. The planet is assumed to be the farthest planet yet to be discovered. The [planet is known](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/112030/which-planet-is-known-as-the-red-planet) as **K2- 2016-BLG-0005 LB** ‘Exoplanet’ was discovered with a technique known as microlensing. The method with which the planet was discovered works on the concept of a [gravitational field](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51922/gravitational-field-is-maximum-at-which-place) that impacts the brightness of the star they orbit. The mammoth planet is similar to the [planet Jupiter](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35769/mostly-which-gases-found-of-the-planet-jupiter) having similar mass and size at almost the same distance as Jupiter distance from the Sun in the [Solar system](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1792/the-images-of-the-largest-canyons-in-the-solar-system-were-available-through-esa-s-mars-express). The principal investigator and the main funding source of the discovery, **Dr. Eamonn Kernis** works for the [Science and Technology](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/11008/science-and-technology-drives-software-industry) Facility Council (STFC) said about the discovery is remarkable in many aspects because Kepler was never capable to make such a discovery with the microlensing technology to detect planets. As the researchers added in a [research paper](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/102944/how-to-write-a-research-paper) said “This result highlights the advantages for exoplanet microlensing discovery that come from continuous, high-cadence temporal sampling that is possible from space.” As per the space agency, NASA said it will, later this decade will deploy its **Nancy Grace Roman** Telescope using microlensing technology. With the Telescope, Nancy Grace could discover thousands of faraway planets. **Also, Read: [European Space Agency Shows stunning Mars Images With Mounds, Ripples, Tracks](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1401/european-space-agency-shows-stunning-mars-images-with-mounds-ripples-tracks)** --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1539/kepler-telescope-discovered-jupiter-like-exoplanet-17-000-light-years-away Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.