NewsELA: NASA finds new planet

What is the section "What Is An Exoplanet?" MAINLY about?

• how scientists measure light-years

• how the Kepler Telescope finds new planets

• why Thomas Zurbuchen works for NASA

• why scientists think Kepler-1649c is special

Read the paragraph below from the section "Exoplanets And Red Dwarf Stars":

Mr. Vanderburg said Kepler-1649c is like other exoplanets. They are found around red dwarves. A red dwarf is a star. It is not too bright. It cannot be seen from Earth. This kind of star is cooler in temperature. It only gets hot sometimes.

What is the focus of this paragraph?

• what exoplanets are

• what a red dwarf is

• how stars get hot

• how Earth stays cool

Read the selection below from the introduction [paragraphs 1 to 4]:

Scientists said the planet is in that star's livable zone. This is the area near a star that is not too hot. It is not too cold, either. The planet is in just the right place.

What does the author mean by "just the right place"?

• somewhere that scientists already know about

• somewhere that keeps the planet out of trouble

• somewhere that might be good for living things

• somewhere that could be fun to throw a party

Read the selection below from the section "Only A Special Telescope Can See The New Planet":

Scientists used that telescope to see the distant planet. It is a strong telescope that can see far into space. The planet's name is like other planets near it.

 What does the word "distant" mean?

• interesting

• far away

• large

• new