Instructional Video
NASA

Science at Nasa: Science Casts: A Sudden Multiplication of Planets

9th - 10th
In 2014, NASA announced a breakthrough addition to the catalog of new planets. Researchers using Kepler have confirmed 715 new worlds, almost quadrupling the number of planets previously confirmed by the planet-hunting spacecraft. Some...
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National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Science Behind the News: Extrasolar Planets

9th - 10th
Astronomers are able to map distant extrasolar planets that orbit stars other than the Sun. They mainly use two methods - the Doppler and the Transit methods. [4:35]
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Crash Course

Crash Course Astronomy #27: Exoplanets

9th - 10th
Today Phil explains that YES, there are other planets out there and astronomers have a lot of methods for detecting them. Exoplanets appear to orbit nearly every kind of star, and we've even found planets that are the same size as Earth....
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Kepler Telescope Spots Tiniest Exoplanets Yet

9th - 10th
Reporter Ron Cowen discusses his top picks from a meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
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California Academy of Sciences

Ca Academy of Sciences: Kepler's Planets

3rd - 8th
The Kepler mission is changing the way we think about exoplanets. [2:19]