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NASA's Astronomical Search for Origins

NASA's Astronomical Search for Origins Program combines the unique capabilities of space-based observatories, ground-based observatories, and the exciting new discipline of astrobiology in a search for answers to the fundamental questions: Where do we come from? Are we alone?

Classroom resources are available at these sites and through NASA's Space Science Education Resource Directory (http://teachspacescience.org). 

The Origins missions include:
Search for Extrasolar Planets:
Hubble Space Telescope	http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/2003/19/
Kepler Mission	http://www.kepler.arc.nasa.gov
Navigator Program	http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov
Search for Life:
Astrobiology Institute	http://nai.arc.nasa.gov This website contains information on the hanitability of planets in our solar system and searching for life elsewhere in the universe.

 

 

 

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