Kepler A Search For Habitable Planets

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. The text describes NASA's "Kepler" mission, which uses a photometer telescope to examine our region of the Milky Way Galaxy for habitable planets similar to Earth.
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Direct Link: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/overview/index.html#.Utw5avbnZ-W

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 8
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: telescope, photometer, extrasolar, transit, exploration, technology, space, Kepler, Milky Way, terrestrial, informational text, text complexity, NASA
Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource
Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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