Space research

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/space-research

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding of NASA?1958
2. What is the number of known exoplanets?Over 5,000 confirmed
3. Why do people send rockets into space?Rockets help us reach the vacuum, extreme temperatures, and radiation of space. They carry probes and astronauts to study other planets and to build satellites.
4. How do scientists learn about Mars or the Moon?They send space probes, landers, and rovers that travel to the surface and send back pictures and data. They also use orbiting telescopes to look at the sky from far away.

Exoplanet: A planet that orbits a star outside our solar system.
Nebula: A giant cloud of dust and gas in space, often where stars are born.
Spectroscopy: The study of how light interacts with matter to reveal its composition and properties.