Nasa news life on other planets8/18/2023 ![]() However, he couldn’t say _ or not the telescope would find another Earth. The manager of the $600-million project Jim Fanson said: "We have a feeling like we're about to _ sail across an ocean to discover a new world." NASA’s space science boss Ed Weiler agreed that the mission was a “historical” _ in space exploration. These specks could be Earth-like planets. It will spend more than three years looking for dark specks against the _ of a hundred-thousand stars. The telescope is _ after the German 17th-Century astronomer Johannes Kepler. The planet’s atmosphere should neither be too hot nor too cold. If one planet is the right _ from one of these stars, then conditions might be right to _ life. There are billions and billions of stars in the _. Scientists believe there are good _ of finding a planet like ours somewhere out there in the galaxy. The powerful Kepler telescope will search for planets _ to the Earth. NASA has successfully _ a rocket carrying a planet-hunting telescope. GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text. The planet’s atmosphere should neither be too There are billions and billions of stars in Scientists believe there are good chances of PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:ģ. The boss said a basic question for the human race is ‘Are we lonely?’Ģ. The boss said it’s possible we may be the only Earth in the galaxy. The project manager likened the mission to voyaging to new worlds.Ī NASA boss said he would build a landmark on any new planets. The telescope will look at stars for a hundred thousand years. ![]() Scientists believe the chances of finding an Earth-like planet are good.Ī German astronomer called Kepler invented the telescope. NASA will soon launch a telescope that will look for planets like ours. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F): Together, put the words into different categories.ġ. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. NASA: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the space agency ‘NASA’. Change partners and talk about what you wrote.Ħ. WELCOME TO EARTH: What would you show an alien visitor to Earth? Complete the table with your partner(s). Change partners again and talk about your conversations.ĥ. ALIENS: Students A strongly believe aliens exist Students B strongly believe they don’t. Change partners and share what you found out.Ĥ. Talk about what you wrote with your partner(s). EXPLORATION: Write about the benefits of these kinds of exploration. NASA / rockets / telescopes / Earth / galaxies / atmosphere / support life / brightness / discovering new worlds / historical landmarks / space exploration / basic questions CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring. ![]() After you finish, sit with your partner(s) and share your findings.Ģ. SPACE: Walk around the class and talk to other students about space. ![]()
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