What is the telescope designed to search for earth- size planets in the nearby region of our galaxy, termed as?

The Kepler Space Telescope was a NASA observatory specifically designed to survey a portion of the Milky Way galaxy to discover Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting other stars [1]. Launched in March 2009, its primary mission was to identify planets in or near the habitable zones of Sun-like stars, where liquid water might exist [2]. During its nine-year mission, Kepler revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos by discovering over 2,600 confirmed exoplanets, demonstrating that statistically there is at least one planet around every star in our galaxy. While the Hubble telescope is a versatile observatory that has also contributed to exoplanet research, Kepler was the dedicated 'planet hunter' designed for this specific statistical survey. The mission was named after Johannes Kepler, the astronomer who formulated the laws of planetary motion [1].

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1. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler_space_telescope
2. [2] https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-retires-kepler-space-telescope-passes-planet-hunting-torch/