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  1. Johannes Kepler - Wikipedia

    He is a key figure in the 17th-century Scientific Revolution, best known for his laws of planetary motion, and his books Astronomia nova, Harmonice Mundi, and Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae.

  2. Johannes Kepler | Biography, Discoveries, & Facts | Britannica

    Jan 30, 2026 · Johannes Kepler, German astronomer who discovered three major laws of planetary motion. His discoveries turned Nicolaus Copernicus’s Sun-centered system into a dynamic universe, …

  3. Kepler / K2 - NASA Science

    Jan 5, 2026 · The Kepler space telescope was NASA’s first planet-hunting mission, assigned to search a portion of the Milky Way galaxy for Earth-sized planets orbiting stars outside our solar system.

  4. Johannes Kepler - World History Encyclopedia

    Aug 30, 2023 · Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was a German astronomer and mathematician most famous for creating what was up to that point the most accurate model of planetary astronomy with …

  5. Johannes Kepler - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    May 2, 2011 · Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) is one of the most significant representatives of the so-called Scientific Revolution of the 16 th and 17 th centuries.

  6. Johannes Kepler: Everything you need to know | Space

    Dec 22, 2023 · A biography of Johannes Kepler, from his troubled childhood to his mission to mathematically formalize Copernicus' heliocentric model by finding divine reasoning within the orbits …

  7. NASA Exoplanet Archive

    Mar 12, 2026 · K2 was a continuation of Kepler's exoplanet discoveries and an expansion into new and exciting astrophysical observations. KELT surveys transiting exoplanets around bright stars. We …

  8. The History of Johannes Kepler - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

    Oct 6, 2004 · Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was a mathematician and physicist who not only observed, but also sought to explain the celestial dance above. As a rather frail young man, the exceptionally …

  9. Johannes Kepler - Astronomy, Laws, Heliocentrism | Britannica

    Jan 30, 2026 · Johannes Kepler - Astronomy, Laws, Heliocentrism: The ideas that Kepler would pursue for the rest of his life were already present in his first work, Mysterium cosmographicum (1596; …

  10. Johannes Kepler: Honors World History Study Guide | Fiveable

    Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician and astronomer known for formulating the laws of planetary motion in the early 17th century. His groundbreaking...