6.01 James Webb Space Telescope
6.02 Space Exploration & 6.04 Technological Advancements
6.03 Search for Life Beyond Earth & 6.06 Extraterrestrial Life
6.05 Challenges of Space Exploration & 6.07 Exoplanet Mission Log
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This was the year that the JWST was launched into space.
What is 2021? (Dec. 25, 2021)
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This private company pioneered reusable rockets, significantly reducing the cost of space travel.
What is SpaceX?
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This is why Europa and Enceladus are considered promising locations in the search for life.
What is LIQUID WATER OCEANS BENEATH THEIR ICY SURFACES?
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This is a major challenge for long-term human space missions, such as a trip to Mars.
What is PROTECTING ASTRONAUTS FROM RADIATION EXPOSURE AND MICROGRAVITY EFFECTS?
NASA Releases Plan Outlining Next Steps in the Journey to Mars:
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The primary goal of of the James Webb Space Telescope is this.
What is EXPLORE THE FORMATION OF STARS AND GALAXIES IN THE EARLY UNIVERSE?
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This was the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth in 1957.
What was SPUTNIK 1? (Soviet Union)
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The apparent contradiction between the high probability of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of evidence for them is called this.
What is the FERMI PARADOX?
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This is the main purpose of transit spectroscopy in studying exoplanets.
What is TO ANALYZE THE COMPOSITION OF AN EXOPLANET'S ATMOSPHERE?
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Instead of observing visible light like Hubble, JWST focuses on this type of light.
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3D printing technology has brought this breakthrough to space exploration.
What is ALLOWS ASTRONAUTS TO MANUFACTURE TOOLS AND PARTS IN SPACE?
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This estimates the number of technologically advanced civilizations in the Milky Way.
What is THE DRAKE EQUATION?
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Exploring space is expensive. This is how much NASA's Artemis Program costs with its goal of returning humans to the moon.
What is OVER $90 BILLION?
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To operate effectively, JWST must remain extremely cold—below -370°F. This is how it scientists ensure it doesn't get too hot.
What is A MASSIVE SUNSHIELD THE SIZE OF A TENNIS COURT?
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This feature distinguishes ion drives from traditional chemical propulsion.
What is USE LESS FUEL AND OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY OVER LONG DISTANCES.
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This is what the acronym SETI stands for.
What is the SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE?
- Scans skies for radio signals
- Investigates biosignatures on nearby planets
- Analyzes unexplained phenomena in the universe
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NASA uses this method to discover and study exoplanets by observing how a planet's passage in front of its star slightly dims the star's light.
What is the TRANSIT METHOD?
