SCIENCE The alien world is warmed by the light of a red dwarf star shining fewer than five light-years away. (Nat Geo News) Use our study guide to learn more about alien worlds, habitable zones, and why liquid water is so important. Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas The Nat Geo News article details the … Continue reading Nearby Exoplanet May Be Habitable
SCIENCE NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has shaken its one-thousandth planet from the sky. Eight new worlds beyond our solar system boost the number of Kepler’s confirmed planets to 1,004 (if you’re keeping count). (National Geographic News) What is a planet? Use our resources to find out! Teachers, scroll down for a short list of key resources in our Teachers’ Toolkit. Discussion Ideas Kepler, NASA’s amazing mission … Continue reading NASA Discovers New Batch of Earthlike Planets
SCIENCE After cataloging nearly a thousand worlds beyond our solar system, astronomers can now for the first time forecast cloudy skies on a distant exoplanet. (National Geographic News) Use our resources to better understand planets—from out-of-this-world to the one you’re on. Discussion Ideas Read our short encyclopedic entry on “planet.” The entry says “Most of the exoplanets discovered so far are gas giants.” Is Kepler-7b a … Continue reading Cloudy with a Chance of Acid
