How We Found Hundreds of Potential Earth-like Planets
Watch this video to answer the following questions: https://www.ted.com/talks/dimitar_sasselov_how_we_found_hundreds_of_potential_earth_like_planets
- What are some of the characteristics scientists are looking for when they search for other Earth-like planets?
- What technology are scientists using to search for other planets? How are they using this technology to identify other planets?
- How does the pattern of planet characteristics change as more planets are identified?
- Why are scientists concerned with finding Earth-like planets?
- Now that potential Earth-like planets have been identified, what is the next step in understanding these planets?
The Cassini Solstice Mission
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/cassini/overview/
Click through the links on the left-side menu on this NASA website to learn more about Saturn and the Cassini Solstice Mission. When you’ve finished, answer each of the following questions with at least one paragraph.
- What is the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft? What is its mission? Describe some of its features.
- What are some of the things that the Cassini spacecraft has helped us learn about Saturn and its features?
- What is Titan? Describe Titan.
- Why are missions like the Cassini mission important? What benefit can we gain from them?
