How Do We Find Planets Around Other Stars? (Wobble Activity)

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How Do We Find Planets Around Other Stars? (Wobble Activity)

Child, Teen, Adult

This activity describes techniques scientists use to find planets orbiting other stars, wth a focus on both the wobble and transit methods of detection.

Uploaded: March 2004

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Video Tutorial: How We Find Planets

Explore the methods for detecting exoplanets with this demonstration of the activity.

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