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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Exoplanet''' β A planet that orbits a star outside the solar system. * '''Habitable Zone (Goldilocks Zone)''' β The range of orbits around a star where liquid water can exist on a planet's surface. * '''Transit Method''' β Detecting a planet by watching for a "dip" in a star's brightness as the planet passes in front of it. * '''Radial Velocity (Wobble Method)''' β Detecting a planet by measuring the "wobble" of a star caused by the planet's gravity. * '''Direct Imaging''' β Taking an actual photo of a planet (very difficult due to the star's glare). * '''Biosignature''' β Any substance (like oxygen, methane, or chlorophyll) that provides scientific evidence of past or present life. * '''Technosignature''' β Evidence of advanced technology (like radio signals or megastructures) from an alien civilization. * '''Atmospheric Spectroscopy''' β Analyzing the light passing through a planet's atmosphere to determine its chemical makeup. * '''Terrestrial Planet''' β A rocky planet like Earth or Mars. * '''Gas Giant''' β A large planet composed mostly of hydrogen and helium (like Jupiter). * '''Super-Earth''' β A planet with a mass larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune. * '''SETI''' β The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. * '''Drake Equation''' β A mathematical formula used to estimate the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way. * '''Fermi Paradox''' β 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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