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Finding Earth-sized Goldilocks planets is a key part of NASA's Kepler mission, which uses an orbital deep-space telescope launched on March 7, 2009.
The mission will survey and compile the characteristics of habitable-zone planets to find those that might provide Earth-like atmospheres and climates.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoA Goldilocks planet is a planet located in the Goldilocks zone. This is a zone that is not to close or to far from it's star, like our planet. A planet that is in the Goldilocks zone is where many astronomers are looking for intelligent life to exist.
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∙ 11y agoNo one knows, it is to distant to be directly observable.
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How did the Goldilocks planet get its name?
It's called a Goldilocks planet because it's not too hot or not too cold like the porridge in Goldilocks and the 3 bears. Earth is a Goldilocks planet.
What is the planet goldilocks surface like?
There is no planet named Goldilocks. A Goldilocks planet is any planet that orbits in a star's habitable zone, that is at the right distance that it has a chance of being the right temperature to support liquid water. The description does not necessarily mean anything about what the surface is like.
Does goldilocks planet have a moon?
The Goldilocks planet does not have a moons as far as we know
When did they find the new planet Goldilocks?
There is no planet called Goldilocks. You are thinking of the Goldilocks zone. [See related question]
What is the atmosphere of the goldilocks planet like?
It can vary substantially. Whether a planet is a Goldilocks planet is based only on its distance from the star it orbits. If a planet orbits at the right distance that it might be the right temperature to support liquid water, it is called a Goldilocks planet. The nature of the atmosphere would still be affected by factors such as the planet's composition, mass, and evolutionary history.
How did the Goldilocks planet get its name?
It's called a Goldilocks planet because it's not too hot or not too cold like the porridge in Goldilocks and the 3 bears. Earth is a Goldilocks planet.
What is the planet goldilocks surface like?
There is no planet named Goldilocks. A Goldilocks planet is any planet that orbits in a star's habitable zone, that is at the right distance that it has a chance of being the right temperature to support liquid water. The description does not necessarily mean anything about what the surface is like.
Does goldilocks planet have a moon?
The Goldilocks planet does not have a moons as far as we know
What color is the planet goldilocks?
There is no such thing as the planet goldilocks. There is however a Goldilocks zone. This is a zone around a sun where the temperature is not to hot and not to cold. Also, rocky planets like Earth are more likely to form here. Because of the earth like environment astrobiologists think that this area is the best place (but not the only place) to look for life.
When did they find the new planet Goldilocks?
There is no planet called Goldilocks. You are thinking of the Goldilocks zone. [See related question]
What is the atmosphere of the goldilocks planet like?
It can vary substantially. Whether a planet is a Goldilocks planet is based only on its distance from the star it orbits. If a planet orbits at the right distance that it might be the right temperature to support liquid water, it is called a Goldilocks planet. The nature of the atmosphere would still be affected by factors such as the planet's composition, mass, and evolutionary history.
Why is the sun called the goldilocks planet?
The sun is not called the Goldilocks planet. The term "Goldilocks planet" refers to a planet that is neither too hot nor too cold, and is capable of supporting liquid water on its surface, like Earth. The sun is actually a star, not a planet, and it is too hot to support life on its own.
What is the nickname of Gliese 581 g?
Goldilocks Zone or Goldilocks Planet.
Does Goldilocks planet exist?
yes ,Goldilocks is a planet but so far no life exists just a big dense ball
Is there a planet called the goldilocks?
no, goldilocks is a zone around a star where a planet with appropriate atmospheric pressure can maintain the liquid water on its surface
What does Goldilocks look like?
Goldilock has blond curly hair.
Is there life on planet goldilocks?
There is no Planet Goldilocks. The term "Goldilocks planet" refers to any planet that orbits in the habitable zone of its star, which is the area where a planet might be the right temperature to support liquid water, which might be able to sustain life. While we have discovered several such planets orbiting stars other than the sun, we currently do not have the technology to determine if they support life. Earth, which is itself a Goldilocks planet, is still the only planet known to support life.
