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Exploring Exoplanets and Their Suns by Tanya Anderson

Exoplanets – planets outside our solar system – are everywhere. But why do we study them? What makes them so interesting? At NASA, we're surveying and studying exoplanets to learn all about their weirdness, their variety, and all the fascinating things they can tell us about how planets form and develop. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Levels
  • Intermediate (6-8)
Material Type
  • Activity/Hands-on
  • Lesson Plan
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 2.2 – The Sun defines the space…
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
Heliophysics Topics
  • Habitable Zone
Heliophysics Missions
  • Voyager
Related Missions
  • James Webb Space Telescope (Astro)
  • TESS
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

Students identify and describe specific features of exoplanets through the exploration of several different NASA websites and videos.

Learn more at: https://outreach.gi.alaska.edu/nasa-heliophysics/heliophysics/exploring-exoplanets-and-their-suns-tanya-anderson