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  1. Program Guide & Resources: Finding Exoplanets

    Resource Guide
    Many exoplanets — worlds beyond our solar system — are very small and faint compared to their bright host stars, making it nearly impossible to spot them directly. Despite this, astronomers...
    Rectangular graphic illustrating the Exoplanets program theme. The right four-fifths of the graphic shows an illustration of three exoplanets orbiting a bright star. Running vertically along the left side of the image is a wide blue bar. In the lower half of the bar is a line drawing of a simple hand-held telescope on a tripod. The telescope points toward a circular field of view showing stars and planets.

  2. Exoplanet Detectives: A Transit Method Activity

    Activities
    In this activity, participants will learn about the transit method to find exoplanets — planets outside our solar system. Using a trifold display board, a lamp, and exoplanet shadow puppets, participants...
    Large tri-fold poster says Exoplanet Detectives at the top.

  3. Discover Exoplanets Pre-Application Webinar

    December 20, 2022 Professional Learning Webinar

    The next tour of "Discover Exoplanets: The Search for Alien Worlds," a free NASA exhibit, will launch in June 2023, traveling to nine libraries across the country. All public and tribal libraries ...

  4. Paper Models of Astrophysics Missions

    Activities
    Building paper models of spacecraft is a fun and interactive way to learn more about NASA's missions. Models are available for easy, moderate, and more challenging skill sets. Each model has assembly...
    NASA's Great Observatories

  5. ViewSpace Videos: Kepler Space Telescope

    Videos
    NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope found that the night sky is filled with more planets than stars! Explore attention-capturing videos about its discoveries. Are you interested in playing ViewSpace in...
    TRAPPIST-1 System - Artist Concept

  6. Other Solar Systems, Other Earths Resource Guide

    Resource Guide
    Want to delight audiences with information about planets discovered outside our solar system? Share one or more of the many resources about exoplanets, including in-person activities, videos and online...
    Artist’s illustration of a blue-hued exoplanet with planetary rings with its host star in the background

  7. Eyes on Exoplanets

    Activities | App | Exhibits | Interactive | Software | Website
    Get set for launch! Eyes on Exoplanets will fly you to any planet you wish – as long as it's far beyond our Solar System. This fully rendered 3D universe is scientifically accurate, allowing...

  8. AstroPix

    Website
    Welcome to a new "one-stop shopping" experience that makes finding the right astronomy image easier than ever! AstroPix offers publicly accessible image galleries of many of the leading astronomical...
    AstroPix logo with Crab Nebula image in background