The Planet Hunters

latitude 37.816297, longitude -122.180318

Do other planets like Earth exist? To find out, a team of astronomers from the University of California is building a new telescope in the hills east of San Jose. QUEST finds out what the chances are that there are others like ours somewhere in the cosmos.

Air Date: Monday, May 5 2008 at 9:45AM
Duration: 8:52 Episode: 116 Segment: b
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Topics: Astronomy, Physics
Location: Alameda County

Planet Hunters Educator Guide

Are we alone in the universe? Do other planets exist outside of our solar system? If so, are any of these planets similar to our own? Astronomers are currently finding the answers to these and a host of other questions as they discover planets circling distant stars. Use this educator guide in conjunction with The Planet Hunters television story to introduce students to the techniques scientists are using to look for other planets.
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