📡 #EXOPLANETS101 with #Exo4Edu! 🪐

🗺️ In May 2007, David Charbonneau and Heather Knutson created the first map of an exoplanet!

Using data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, they mapped the surface of HD 189733 b, a hot Jupiter located 64 light-years away.

🔗 Source: NASA
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At the end of September, the #Exo4Edu team gathered at the @obs-paris-psl.bsky.social for its second face-to-face project meeting! 🔭

Partners from 🇫🇷 🇦🇱 🇷🇴 🇵🇹 came together to evaluate the progress and implementation of this exciting initiative.

👉 Read more about it on exo4edu.eu/exo4edu-seco...

On Sunday, 47 🇵🇹 teachers joined an engaging Exo4Edu workshop led by Gustavo Rojas (#GHOU) during the Portuguese Science on Stage Festival 2025! 🪐

The session explored how exoplanet research can be brought into the classroom. 💫 💫

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📡 #EXOPLANETS 101 with #Exo4Edu! 🪐

Do you know how exoplanets get their names? 🤔

Each one is named after the star it orbits, followed by a lowercase letter. The first planet discovered gets the letter “b”, then come c, d, and so on. 🔤

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🚀 The first French #Exo4Edu webinar gathered 80+ teachers to explore how exoplanet data can inspire STEM lessons! 🪐

Alain Doressoundiram from @obs-paris-psl.bsky.social showcased the project’s educational portal and teaching tools.

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An Exo4Edu workshop will be part of the accredited teacher training course “Práticas Inspiradoras no Ensino das Ciências” during the Portuguese Science on Stage Festival 2025! 🌟

📍 IST - Polo de Oeiras (Portugal) | 📅 25–26 Oct 2025

👉 Info & registration: nuclio.org/praticas-ins...

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📡 EXOPLANETS 101 with Exo4Edu! 🪐

Do you know the name of the closest exoplanet to the Solar System?

Its name is Proxima Centauri b, and it was discovered by the @eso.org on August 2016. It orbits around Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun, located 4,25 light-years away from Earth!

🪐 Exo4Edu at #ENAA2025! 🪐

Last Friday, Exo4Edu was featured at the XXXV National Astronomy and Astrophysics Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal. 🇵🇹

Exo4Edu was one of the projects presented during the Communication and Education session, dedicated to highlighting the role of astronomy in education. 🌌✨

📡 #EXOPLANETS101 with #Exo4Edu! 🪐

Did you know that, according to the Encyclopaedia of Exoplanetary Systems, more than 7000 exoplanets have been found since the first confirmed discovery of an exoplanet in 1992?

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#ExoplanetNews: An international team of scientists, including astrophysicists from the
@obs-paris-psl.bsky.social, is gathering observations on the possible presence of a giant planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A, a star almost identical to the Sun and very close to us! 🌌✨

Full article below! 👇👇

✨JWST made its first detection of an exoplanet — 10x less massive than previous images of the planet — which was made possible thanks to the French-developed coronagraph

🔭The discovery also revealed the unprecedented presence of a Trojan ring around the planet!

Read 👉 lira.obspm.fr/The-James-We...

📢 A team lead by a researcher from @obs-paris-psl.bsky.social has proposed a new theory to explain the origin of water on Earth! 🌏

The study identified a potential new mechanism for bringing water to Earth based on observations by the ALMA radio telescope. 📊 🔭

🪐 Partner spotlight: AIRA - Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy! 🪐

AIRA is a cornerstone of astronomical research in Romania, operating three historic observatories and the General Berthelot astronomical station. 🌠🔭

👉 Read more about our partners here: exo4edu.eu/partners/

🪐 Partner spotlight: University of Tirana! 🪐

The University of Tirana is the largest academic institution in Albania! Its Department of Physics is home to astrophysicists researching exoplanets and promoting astronomy in pre-university education. 🚀 🎓

👉 Read more here: exo4edu.eu/partners/

🪐 Partner spotlight: GHOU - Global Hands-on Universe! 🪐

GHOU is a global network of astronomers, scientists, and educators bringing the cosmos into classrooms. 🌌

Together, we’re helping secondary teachers and students connect with exoplanet research! 👩‍🏫

👉 Read more here: exo4edu.eu/partners/

🪐 Leading Partner spotlight: Observatoire de Paris - PSL! 🪐

The PSL is the world’s oldest active observatory and a global leader in astronomy and space sciences. 🔭

We’re thrilled to work together! 📚 🚀

👉 Read more about our partners here: exo4edu.eu/partners/

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🪐 Introducing Exo4Edu!

We are revolutionizing the exploration of the cosmos by bringing exoplanets and the search for life in the Universe to secondary school classrooms, to improve students’ STEAM competencies and other skills.

👉 Visit our website: exo4edu.eu

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