Exploring the Solar System and Beyond: Hubble's Discoveries and the Search for Life

The video discusses the discovery of distant planets within and beyond our solar system, highlighting Sedna's identification and Hubble's role in detecting extrasolar planets. It also covers the search for life indicators like oxygen and methane in other planets' atmospheres. The video concludes with NASA's decision not to repair Hubble, affecting its future operations.

What significant discovery was made by Hubble in 2003?

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How does Sedna compare in size to Pluto?

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What method do astronomers use to deduce the existence of large orbiting planets?

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What was the first direct detection made by Hubble in 2001?

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What chemical traces are astronomers looking for in the atmospheres of extrasolar planets?

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