Exoplanets: Using the Right Tools
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What does the TESS satellite look for in its search for exoplanets?
Scientists have several different telescopes used to find exoplanets. Having the right tools makes the job possible.
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Exoplanets: Using the Right Tools
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Scientists have several different telescopes used to find exoplanets. Having the right tools makes the job possible.
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Science Trek is a place where parents, kids, and educators can watch short, educational videos on a variety of science topics. Every Monday Science Trek releases a new video that introduces children to math, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) career potentials in a fun, informative way.(SCIENCE TREK MUSIC) JOAN CARTAN-HANSEN: Scientists have some interesting tools to study exoplanets.
The Hubble space telescope gave astronomers some of their first glimpses of exoplanet atmospheres.
The Kepler space telescope holds the record for finding the most exoplanets.
It's found 2600 exoplanets with more to come.
The Spitzer space telescope looked at newborn stars inside clouds of dust.
Spitzer also studied seven planets about the size of Earth orbiting a star called Trappist-1.
TESS or the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is doing a nearly all sky survey, starting with the dome of stars seen from the southern hemisphere and then the stars seen from the northern hemisphere.
And there is the James Webb Space Telescope.
This is the largest, most complex space observatory ever built.
And of course, there are a number of ground-based telescopes searching the skies.
Having the right tools makes the job of finding exoplanets possible.
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