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The Planet Hunters

Video on May 05, 2008 by Chris Bauer from QUEST Northern California
Topics: Astronomy, Physics, Television
Science Education Collections: Grade 7, Grade 8, HS Earth Science

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Do other planets like Earth exist? To find out, a team of astronomers from the University of California is building a new telescope in the hills east of San Jose. QUEST finds out what the chances are that there are others like ours somewhere in the cosmos.

Tags: Astronomy, Chabot Space & Science Center, planet

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