Launchpad: The Search for Exoplanets
Join NASA astronauts at Kitt Peak National Observatory in their search for exoplanets. Find out how the two-meter telescope is calibrated to locate giant planets orbiting stars in far off solar systems. Learn about the infrared signature of a transit.
Background Information
Grades 6 through 8
- NASA Kepler
Grades 9 through 12
- NASA Kepler
- NASA Exoplanet Science Institute NASA Exoplanet Archive
- NASA JPL Planet Quest: The Search for Another Earth
- National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) Kitt Peak National Observatory
Activities
Grades 9 through 12
- NASA JPL Eyes on Exoplanets
- NASA JPL Planet Quest: The Search for Another Earth Interactives
- National Optical Astronomy Observatory Education and Public Engagement
Science
Grades 9 through 12
- National Optical Astronomy Observatory Teaching With Telescopes
- Astronomical Society of the Pacific and NOAO Astronomy from the Ground Up
- NASA JPL Kitt Peak National Observatory