Exoplanets

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What are exoplanets?

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Planets that exist outside our solar system.

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What is the purpose of the Kepler space telescope?

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To search for exoplanets.

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In what year was the Kepler space telescope launched?

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2009.

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What is the Goldilocks zone?

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The area around a star where conditions may be just right to support life.

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Why do astronomers search for exoplanets in the Goldilocks zone?

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Because those exoplanets could sustain life.

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What is another name for planets outside our solar system?

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Exoplanets.

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What is the significance of finding exoplanets?

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It helps us understand the potential for life beyond Earth.

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What are the main methods used to detect exoplanets?

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Transit method and radial velocity method.

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What does the transit method involve?

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Observing the dimming of a star as a planet passes in front of it.

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What is the radial velocity method?

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Measuring the star's wobble due to the gravitational pull of an orbiting planet.