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NASA announced today that it will no longer attempt to repair the Kepler spacecraft so it can continue its mission to spot Earth-like planets. A critical piece of equipment failed in May, bringing an end to Kepler’s more than four years of peering into the universe. A team will now look into other missions the spacecraft could complete in its current state.