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Articles<\/h4>\r\n
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Star Formation<\/em><\/h5>\r\n

Blaes, O. \u201cA Universe of Disks.\u201d\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0(October 2004): 48. On accretion disks and jets around young stars and black holes.<\/p>\r\n

Croswell, K. \u201cThe Dust Belt Next Door [Tau Ceti].\u201d\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0(January 2015): 24. Short intro to recent observations of planets and a wide dust belt.<\/p>\r\n

Frank, A. \u201cStarmaker: The New Story of Stellar Birth.\u201d\u00a0Astronomy<\/em>\u00a0(July 1996): 52.<\/p>\r\n

Jayawardhana, R. \u201cSpying on Stellar Nurseries.\u201d\u00a0Astronomy<\/em>\u00a0(November 1998): 62. On protoplanetary disks.<\/p>\r\n

O\u2019Dell, C. R. \u201cExploring the Orion Nebula.\u201d\u00a0Sky & Telescope<\/em>\u00a0(December 1994): 20. Good review with Hubble results.<\/p>\r\n

Ray, T. \u201cFountains of Youth: Early Days in the Life of a Star.\u201d\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0(August 2000): 42. On outflows from young stars.<\/p>\r\n

Young, E. \u201cCloudy with a Chance of Stars.\u201d\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0(February 2010): 34. On how clouds of interstellar matter turn into star systems.<\/p>\r\n

Young, Monica \u201cMaking Massive Stars.\u201d\u00a0Sky & Telescope<\/em>\u00a0(October 2015): 24. Models and observations on how the most massive stars form.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>

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Exoplanets<\/em><\/h5>\r\n

Billings, L. \u201cIn Search of Alien Jupiters.\u201d\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0(August 2015): 40\u201347. The race to image jovian planets with current instruments and why a direct image of a terrestrial planet is still in the future.<\/p>\r\n

Heller, R. \u201cBetter Than Earth.\u201d\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0(January 2015): 32\u201339. What kinds of planets may be habitable; super-Earths and jovian planet moons should also be considered.<\/p>\r\n

Laughlin, G. \u201cHow Worlds Get Out of Whack.\u201d\u00a0Sky & Telescope<\/em>\u00a0(May 2013): 26. On how planets can migrate from the places they form in a star system.<\/p>\r\n

Marcy, G. \u201cThe New Search for Distant Planets.\u201d\u00a0Astronomy<\/em>\u00a0(October 2006): 30. Fine brief overview. (The same issue has a dramatic fold-out visual atlas of extrasolar planets, from that era.)<\/p>\r\n

Redd, N. \u201cWhy Haven\u2019t We Found Another Earth?\u201d\u00a0Astronomy<\/em>\u00a0(February 2016): 25. Looking for terrestrial planets in the habitable zone with evidence of life.<\/p>\r\n

Seager, S. \u201cExoplanets Everywhere.\u201d\u00a0Sky & Telescope<\/em>\u00a0(August 2013): 18. An excellent discussion of some of the frequently asked questions about the nature and arrangement of planets out there.<\/p>\r\n

Seager, S. \u201cThe Hunt for Super-Earths.\u201d\u00a0Sky & Telescope<\/em>\u00a0(October 2010): 30. The search for planets that are up to 10 times the mass of Earth and what they can teach us.<\/p>\r\n

Villard, R. \u201cHunting for Earthlike Planets.\u201d\u00a0Astronomy<\/em>\u00a0(April 2011): 28. How we expect to find and characterize super-Earth (planets somewhat bigger than ours) using new instruments and techniques that could show us what their atmospheres are made of.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/section>

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Websites<\/h4>\r\n

Exoplanet Exploration:\u00a0http:\/\/planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov\/<\/a>. PlanetQuest (from the Navigator Program at the Jet Propulsion Lab) is probably the best site for students and beginners, with introductory materials and nice illustrations; it focuses mostly on NASA work and missions.<\/p>\r\n

Exoplanets:\u00a0http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/exoplanets\/<\/a>. Planetary Society\u2019s exoplanets pages with a dynamic catalog of planets found and good explanations.<\/p>\r\n

Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia:\u00a0http:\/\/exoplanet.eu\/<\/a>. Maintained by Jean Schneider of the Paris Observatory, has the largest catalog of planet discoveries and useful background material (some of it more technical).<\/p>\r\n

Formation of Stars:\u00a0https:\/\/www.spacetelescope.org\/science\/formation_of_stars\/<\/a>. Star Formation page from the Hubble Space Telescope, with links to images and information.<\/p>\r\n

Kepler Mission:\u00a0https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/kepler\/overview\/index.html<\/a>. The public website for the remarkable telescope in space that is searching planets using the transit technique and is our best hope for finding earthlike planets.<\/p>\r\n

NASA Exoplanet Exploration Dashboard:\u00a0https:\/\/exoplanets.nasa.gov\/discovery\/discoveries-dashboard\/<\/a>. A handy place to find up-to-date information of exoplanet discoveries. This page is a summary of all discoveries by method and type. One click takes you to the full exoplanet catalog.<\/p>\r\n

Proxima Centauri Planet Discovery:\u00a0http:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/news\/eso1629\/<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>

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Apps<\/h4>\r\n

Exoplanet:\u00a0http:\/\/exoplanetapp.com\/<\/a>. Allows you to browse through a regularly updated visual catalog of exoplanets that have been found so far.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>

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Videos<\/h4>\r\n

A Star Is Born:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mkktE_fs4NA<\/a>. Discovery Channel video with astronomer Michelle Thaller (2:25).<\/p>\r\n

Are We Alone: An Evening Dialogue with the Kepler Mission Leaders:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O7ItAXfl0Lw<\/a>. A non-technical panel discussion on Kepler results and ideas about planet formation with Bill Borucki, Natalie Batalha, and Gibor Basri (moderated by Andrew Fraknoi) at the University of California, Berkeley (2:07:01).<\/p>\r\n

Finding the Next Earth: The Latest Results from Kepler:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZbijeR_AALo<\/a>. Natalie Batalha (San Jose State University & NASA Ames) public talk in the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series (1:28:38).<\/p>\r\n

From Hot Jupiters to Habitable Worlds:\u00a0https:\/\/vimeo.com\/37696087<\/a>\u00a0(Part 1) and\u00a0https:\/\/vimeo.com\/37700700<\/a>\u00a0(Part 2). Debra Fischer (Yale University) public talk in Hawaii sponsored by the Keck Observatory (15:20 Part 1, 21:32 Part 2).<\/p>\r\n

Search for Habitable Exoplanets:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RLWb_T9yaDU<\/a>. Sara Seeger (MIT) public talk at the SETI Institute, with Kepler results (1:10:35).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/div>\r\n

This book was adapted from the following: Fraknoi, A., Morrison, D., & Wolff, S. C. (2016). For Further Exploration In Astronomy<\/i>. OpenStax. https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/astronomy\/pages\/21-for-further-exploration under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0<\/a><\/div>\r\n
Access the entire book for free at\u00a0https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/astronomy\/pages\/1-introduction<\/a><\/div>","rendered":"
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Articles<\/h4>\n
\n
Star Formation<\/em><\/h5>\n

Blaes, O. \u201cA Universe of Disks.\u201d\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0(October 2004): 48. On accretion disks and jets around young stars and black holes.<\/p>\n

Croswell, K. \u201cThe Dust Belt Next Door [Tau Ceti].\u201d\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0(January 2015): 24. Short intro to recent observations of planets and a wide dust belt.<\/p>\n

Frank, A. \u201cStarmaker: The New Story of Stellar Birth.\u201d\u00a0Astronomy<\/em>\u00a0(July 1996): 52.<\/p>\n

Jayawardhana, R. \u201cSpying on Stellar Nurseries.\u201d\u00a0Astronomy<\/em>\u00a0(November 1998): 62. On protoplanetary disks.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Dell, C. R. \u201cExploring the Orion Nebula.\u201d\u00a0Sky & Telescope<\/em>\u00a0(December 1994): 20. Good review with Hubble results.<\/p>\n

Ray, T. \u201cFountains of Youth: Early Days in the Life of a Star.\u201d\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0(August 2000): 42. On outflows from young stars.<\/p>\n

Young, E. \u201cCloudy with a Chance of Stars.\u201d\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0(February 2010): 34. On how clouds of interstellar matter turn into star systems.<\/p>\n

Young, Monica \u201cMaking Massive Stars.\u201d\u00a0Sky & Telescope<\/em>\u00a0(October 2015): 24. Models and observations on how the most massive stars form.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

\n
Exoplanets<\/em><\/h5>\n

Billings, L. \u201cIn Search of Alien Jupiters.\u201d\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0(August 2015): 40\u201347. The race to image jovian planets with current instruments and why a direct image of a terrestrial planet is still in the future.<\/p>\n

Heller, R. \u201cBetter Than Earth.\u201d\u00a0Scientific American<\/em>\u00a0(January 2015): 32\u201339. What kinds of planets may be habitable; super-Earths and jovian planet moons should also be considered.<\/p>\n

Laughlin, G. \u201cHow Worlds Get Out of Whack.\u201d\u00a0Sky & Telescope<\/em>\u00a0(May 2013): 26. On how planets can migrate from the places they form in a star system.<\/p>\n

Marcy, G. \u201cThe New Search for Distant Planets.\u201d\u00a0Astronomy<\/em>\u00a0(October 2006): 30. Fine brief overview. (The same issue has a dramatic fold-out visual atlas of extrasolar planets, from that era.)<\/p>\n

Redd, N. \u201cWhy Haven\u2019t We Found Another Earth?\u201d\u00a0Astronomy<\/em>\u00a0(February 2016): 25. Looking for terrestrial planets in the habitable zone with evidence of life.<\/p>\n

Seager, S. \u201cExoplanets Everywhere.\u201d\u00a0Sky & Telescope<\/em>\u00a0(August 2013): 18. An excellent discussion of some of the frequently asked questions about the nature and arrangement of planets out there.<\/p>\n

Seager, S. \u201cThe Hunt for Super-Earths.\u201d\u00a0Sky & Telescope<\/em>\u00a0(October 2010): 30. The search for planets that are up to 10 times the mass of Earth and what they can teach us.<\/p>\n

Villard, R. \u201cHunting for Earthlike Planets.\u201d\u00a0Astronomy<\/em>\u00a0(April 2011): 28. How we expect to find and characterize super-Earth (planets somewhat bigger than ours) using new instruments and techniques that could show us what their atmospheres are made of.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n

\n

Websites<\/h4>\n

Exoplanet Exploration:\u00a0http:\/\/planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov\/<\/a>. PlanetQuest (from the Navigator Program at the Jet Propulsion Lab) is probably the best site for students and beginners, with introductory materials and nice illustrations; it focuses mostly on NASA work and missions.<\/p>\n

Exoplanets:\u00a0http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/exoplanets\/<\/a>. Planetary Society\u2019s exoplanets pages with a dynamic catalog of planets found and good explanations.<\/p>\n

Extrasolar Planets Encyclopedia:\u00a0http:\/\/exoplanet.eu\/<\/a>. Maintained by Jean Schneider of the Paris Observatory, has the largest catalog of planet discoveries and useful background material (some of it more technical).<\/p>\n

Formation of Stars:\u00a0https:\/\/www.spacetelescope.org\/science\/formation_of_stars\/<\/a>. Star Formation page from the Hubble Space Telescope, with links to images and information.<\/p>\n

Kepler Mission:\u00a0https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/kepler\/overview\/index.html<\/a>. The public website for the remarkable telescope in space that is searching planets using the transit technique and is our best hope for finding earthlike planets.<\/p>\n

NASA Exoplanet Exploration Dashboard:\u00a0https:\/\/exoplanets.nasa.gov\/discovery\/discoveries-dashboard\/<\/a>. A handy place to find up-to-date information of exoplanet discoveries. This page is a summary of all discoveries by method and type. One click takes you to the full exoplanet catalog.<\/p>\n

Proxima Centauri Planet Discovery:\u00a0http:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/news\/eso1629\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

\n

Apps<\/h4>\n

Exoplanet:\u00a0http:\/\/exoplanetapp.com\/<\/a>. Allows you to browse through a regularly updated visual catalog of exoplanets that have been found so far.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

\n

Videos<\/h4>\n

A Star Is Born:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mkktE_fs4NA<\/a>. Discovery Channel video with astronomer Michelle Thaller (2:25).<\/p>\n

Are We Alone: An Evening Dialogue with the Kepler Mission Leaders:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O7ItAXfl0Lw<\/a>. A non-technical panel discussion on Kepler results and ideas about planet formation with Bill Borucki, Natalie Batalha, and Gibor Basri (moderated by Andrew Fraknoi) at the University of California, Berkeley (2:07:01).<\/p>\n

Finding the Next Earth: The Latest Results from Kepler:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZbijeR_AALo<\/a>. Natalie Batalha (San Jose State University & NASA Ames) public talk in the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series (1:28:38).<\/p>\n

From Hot Jupiters to Habitable Worlds:\u00a0https:\/\/vimeo.com\/37696087<\/a>\u00a0(Part 1) and\u00a0https:\/\/vimeo.com\/37700700<\/a>\u00a0(Part 2). Debra Fischer (Yale University) public talk in Hawaii sponsored by the Keck Observatory (15:20 Part 1, 21:32 Part 2).<\/p>\n

Search for Habitable Exoplanets:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RLWb_T9yaDU<\/a>. Sara Seeger (MIT) public talk at the SETI Institute, with Kepler results (1:10:35).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

This book was adapted from the following: Fraknoi, A., Morrison, D., & Wolff, S. C. (2016). For Further Exploration In Astronomy<\/i>. OpenStax. https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/astronomy\/pages\/21-for-further-exploration under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0<\/a><\/div>\n
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