From Kepler to the Habitable Worlds Observatory - NASA's Search for Earth-like Planets

Explore a comprehensive lecture that delves into NASA's groundbreaking exoplanet discoveries, from the final Kepler mission catalog through the ongoing TESS mission achievements. Learn about the latest calculations of Earth-like planet frequencies, their implications for NASA's upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory flagship mission, and new findings from K2 and TESS missions. Discover how these missions expand our understanding of stellar parameters beyond Kepler's initial scope, and examine the broader context of exoplanet demographics across various detection techniques. Gain insights into the collaborative efforts to unite different research approaches in the quest to understand planetary systems throughout our galaxy.