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Exoplanets and Beyond -- Take a Trip Outside Our Solar System
May the 4th be with you! This Star Wars Day, we鈥檙e looking past the silver screen and into the reaches of our own universe. While Luke Skywalker looked out at the twin suns of Tatooine, NASA was busy discovering real-world planets that are just as strange and spectacular.
Using data from NASA鈥檚 most advanced telescopes, we are now discovering places that were once relegated to science fiction. Step into the and take a virtual tour of worlds where it rains glass and planets orbit two stars at once. Or鈥攚ant to see the real science behind the fiction? Explore our curated collection of exoplanet resources, including a deep dive into the physics and biology that inspired Andy Weir鈥檚 Project Hail Mary.
Pack your (imaginary) bags鈥攖he galaxy is waiting! Our display can be found at Marx Library on 2nd Floor South with additional handouts and a supplementary for more information.
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 4/28/26 (CRS INFOGRAPHIC, LG10094)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 4/28/26 (CRS REPORT, R48931)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 4/27/26 (CRS REPORT, R48926)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 4/21/26 (CRS REPORT, R45741)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 4/21/26 (CRS IN FOCUS, IF13207)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 4/20/26 (LEGAL SIDEBAR, LSB11422)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 4/14/26 (CRS REPORT, R48909)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 4/13/26 (CRS IN FOCUS, IF11643)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 4/3/26 (LEGAL SIDEBAR, LSB11414)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 3/27/26 (CRS IN FOCUS, IF13195)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 3/26/26 (CRS REPORT, R48887)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 3/24/26 (LEGAL SIDEBAR, LSB11410)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 3/23/26 (CRS IN FOCUS, IF13189)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 3/20/26 (CRS REPORT, R46949)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 3/20/26 (CRS IN FOCUS, IF13187)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 3/19/26 (CRS REPORT, R45281)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 3/10/26 (CRS IN FOCUS, IF12270)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 3/9/26 (LEGAL SIDEBAR, LSB11108)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 3/6/26 (CRS INSIGHT, IN12665)
U.S. Congressional Research Service, 3/4/26 (CRS INSIGHT, IN11053)
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