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What is the "Habitable Zone"?

Model the habitable zone around stars and how an atmosphere influences the habitability of a planet.

Find out about the NASA Kelper Mission which is searching for Earth-like planets around other stars.

Activity Video: See it in action

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Download these Planetary Postcards of exoplanets
Use Star Maps to find other stars with planets
Kepler Mission Star Wheels
NASA's Kepler Mission and its search for planets (PPT)

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