- How many planets do you think there are beyond the solar
system we live in? - How do you think scientists are able to
detect these planets beyond our solar system? - What is an
exoplanet? - When was the first exoplanet discovered, and how
far away is it? - How many exoplanets have scientists confirmed?
- How many possible exoplanets need to be studied further before
they can be confirmed? What instrument has discovered these
faraway blips? - How many exoplanets reside in the galaxy we
call home, the Milky Way? - Describe the extreme conditions
found on two exoplanets. - Have planet hunters found an Earth-
like planet? What three characteristics would make a planet
Earth-like? - How do astronomers estimate the temperature of
faraway planets? - Explain the Goldilocks zone. - Are most
confirmed exoplanets like the planets in the solar system we
live in? - Are most of the exoplanet solar systems similar to
the solar system we live in? Describe two faraway solar systems
and how they differ from ours. - Explain ho