Read the following sentences from the text.
“In its over nine years of orbit, Kepler helped NASA discover more than 2,600 planets. NASA is still studying the exoplanets to see if any of them could potentially support life. Some of them look promising.”
What conclusion can you draw from this evidence? What evidence from the text supports this conclusion?
Kepler discovered many exoplanets that have water on them for scientists to study.
Kepler took pictures of the Earth from a distance so can scientists create a new planet just like it.
Even though Kepler is no longer in orbit, scientists still have a lot to study from what it discovered.
Kepler was used to document the successful planting and growing of vegetables in space.
The conclusion that can be drawn from the evidence is: Even though Kepler is no longer in orbit, scientists still have a lot to study from what it discovered.
The evidence from the text that supports this conclusion is the statement "NASA is still studying the exoplanets to see if any of them could potentially support life." and "Some of them look promising." This suggests that even though Kepler is no longer in orbit, its discoveries are still being actively studied and explored by scientists.