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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Exoplanet''' β A "Planet" that "Orbiting" a "Star" "Other than the Sun." * '''Habitable Zone''' (Goldilocks Zone) β The "Region" around a star where the "Temperature" is "Just Right" for **"Liquid Water"** to "Exist" on a planet's surface. * '''Biosignature''' β Any "Substance" (like 'Oxygen' or 'Methane') or "Phenomenon" that "Provides" "Scientific Evidence" of "Past or Present Life." * '''Kepler Mission''' β The "NASA Space Telescope" that "Discovered" "Thousands" of exoplanets, "Proving" that "Planets" are "Common" in the universe. * '''James Webb Space Telescope''' (JWST) β (See Article 25). The "Current" "Observatory" "Capable" of "Analyzing" the **"Atmospheres"** of exoplanets. * '''Drake Equation''' β A "Probabilistic Argument" used to "Estimate" the "Number" of "Active, Communicative Extraterrestrial Civilizations" in the Milky Way. * '''Proxima Centauri b''' β The "Closest" "Known" exoplanet (4.2 light-years away), "Located" in its star's "Habitable Zone." * '''Panspermia''' β The "Hypothesis" that "Life" "Exists" throughout the universe, "Distributed" by "Space Dust," "Meteors," or "Asteroids." * '''Technosignature''' β Any "Evidence" of "Advanced Technology" (like 'Radio Signals' or 'Dyson Spheres') from another civilization. * '''The Fermi Paradox''' β (See Article 689). The "Contradiction" between the "High Probability" of "Extraterrestrial Life" and the "Lack of Evidence" for it. </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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