A Yale astronomy professor , Debra Fischer , has pioneered clever improvements to this technique so that she can find 100 Earth-size planets , perhaps 10 % of which might harbor life . NASA says planet - finding Kepler satellite directional equipment failing . Meg ##han says Kepler has found 2,700-plus planets , some that may have life . She says NASA 's resourceful scientists working to fix it ; loss of its mission would be huge . Urry : Yale prof has other method to find exoplanets ; we 're hoping to eventually find signs of life .
NASA says planet - finding Kepler satellite directional equipment failing . Meg ##han says Kepler has found 2,700-plus planets , some that may have life . She says NASA 's resourceful scientists working to fix it ; loss of its mission would be huge . Urry : Yale prof has other method to find exoplanets ; we 're hoping to eventually find signs of life .