Did You Know?
Some exoplanets might have water!
What is an Exoplanet?
An exoplanet is a planet far from us.
How Do We Find Them?
We use special tools to look at stars.
What Exoplanet Explorers Do
They look at star data.
They find new planets.
They share what they find.
They help us learn more.
They work with many people.
They make space fun!
More About Exoplanet Explorers
Exoplanet explorers started in 2017. Many people joined to help. They looked at lots of star pictures. Each picture had a chance to show a new planet.
Finding new planets helps us learn. It shows us how big space is. We can think about life on other worlds. This makes us curious!
In the future, we may find more planets. Some may be like Earth. This can help us dream about space travel!
How Topics Connect
graph TD
A["Exoplanet Explorers Project"] --> B["Launched in April 2017"]
B --> C["26,281 Registered Volunteers"]
C --> D["First Campaign: 148,061 Images"]
C --> E["Second Campaign: 56,794 Images"]
D --> F["Data from Kepler K2 Mission"]
E --> F
What Do These Words Mean?
Exoplanet:A planet that orbits a star outside our solar system.
Citizen science:A way for regular people to help scientists with research.
Kepler data:Information collected by the Kepler space telescope about stars and planets.
Campaigns:Organized efforts to achieve a specific goal, like finding planets.
Registered volunteers:People who signed up to help with a project.
