But Kepler almost died itself, and engineers still don't know what happened. They expect to receive more information to find out why the craft slipped into emergency mode and whether it is safe enough to get back to its normal work. read more
In summary, Kepler is no longer in emergency mode, and it will take some time to figure out why it put itself into emergency mode. Reading the link you sent carefully, these points become clear: During a scheduled contact on Thursday, April 7, mission operations engineers discovered that the Kepler spacecraft was in Emergency Mode (EM). read more
NASA's planet-hunting Kepler probe has entered its lowest operational mode as NASA scientists try to determine what is wrong with it. NASA's planet-hunting Kepler probe has entered its lowest operational mode as NASA scientists try to determine what is wrong with it. read more
The reason why it switched to emergency mode is still uncertain, but experts have started ruling out possibilities. Kepler Spacecraft has finally recovered. The reason why it switched to emergency mode is still uncertain, but experts have started ruling out possibilities. read more