Thursday, May 31, 2007

Hubble Detects first Direct Measurements of Atmosphere on World Around another Star

Hubble has discovered more information about a planet outside our solar system.

Students will
(E.O.A.S1) Compare and contrast the star in this system to that of our sun
(E.O.A.S2) CCompare and contrast the planet Earth with this planet
(E.O.A.S.3) How much % of the Sun's light is reflected back into space? Why is this important?