05.18.12 - Astronomers may have detected evidence of a possible planet disintegrating under the searing heat of its host star located 1,500 light-years from Earth.
05.15.2012 - April was a momentous time for the mission! The team received approval for a mission extension through fiscal year 2016.
4.04.12 - NASA's Kepler mission has been approved for extension through fiscal year 2016.
04.01.2012 - On March 31 and April 1, team members from NASA Ames and the Kepler mission will participate in the first SpaceUp San Francisco event held at Citizen Space.
03.22.2012 - On Feb. 29, 2012, a Kepler project team contingent briefed a senior review panel and NASA Headquarters members on a proposal for extending the Kepler baseline mission. On March 7, the Kepler mission team received the 2012 Aviation Week Laureate Award for Space.

03.08.12 - NASA's Kepler mission has been named winner of the 2012 Aviation Week Laureate Award in the Space category.
03.07.12 - Kepler has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Space Foundation’s John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration.