This article is an overview of the Kepler spacecraft and its mission to space. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Association (NASA), Kepler, named after Renaissance astronomer Johannes Kepler, "is a space observatory launched...to discover Earth-like planets orbiting other stars." Kepler does this by looking for planets in our galaxy that are similar in size to Earth in a habitable zone. A habitable zone is a distance between the planet and its star where water can exist on the planet's surface. Additionally, Kepler aims to search for planets with one-year orbits similar to Earth. As technology advances on Earth, increasing standards of living and life expectancy have taken a toll on Earth's ephemeral and limited resources. Kepler potentially provides scientists with information about which planets may serve as future homes when resources have diminished and information that may foreshadow inevitable events on Earth through older, Earth-like planets. Kepler's main mission is to discover extrasolar planets in a habitable zone that have sizes. relatively similar to that of Earth; Previous planetary searches have detected giant planets much more massive than Earth. In addition to detection, Kepler is designed to examine planets and stars that reside in the Earth-like planetary system. The analysis includes the number of planets and stars present in the system, orbit ranges, masses, densities, and whether there are giant planets in the system. According to NASA's exoplanet archives, Kepler has found 961 confirmed exoplanets in more than 76 star systems, as well as 2,903 unconfirmed planets. Kepler was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on March 6, 2009 at 10:49:57 p.m. (Eastern Time). ..... middle of paper ......sneaky repercussions on Kepler's mission as three working wheels are necessary for its precision and accuracy. After attempting to correct the errors, NASA determined that Kepler was no longer capable of continuing its current mission. Toward the end of 2013, a new mission, Second Light, was proposed for Kepler's remaining capabilities. This mission involves collecting data on star formation, solar system bodies and supernova explosions. In summary, this article will discuss the Kepler spacecraft, its mission, and the results of its mission. The Kepler mission has so far provided invaluable information about planets and extrasolar systems. Although Kepler can no longer continue its primary mission, Second Light offered researchers the opportunity to recover Kepler's functions and complement the body of data Kepler has already collected..