Cosma / Communication / Knowledge / Realm / Physical / Universe / Planetary System / Planet
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Introduction1
ScienceAtNASA (YouTube Channel)
NASA Science (Official Website)
Dictionary
planet : any of the large bodies that revolve around a star — Webster See also OneLook
Thesaurus
Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords
Encyclopedia
Planet A planet is a large astronomical body that is neither a star nor a stellar remnant. — Wikipedia
Planet (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet outside the Solar System. The first confirmation of detection occurred in 1992. A different planet, initially detected in 1988, was confirmed in 2003. As of 2022, there are more than 5,000 confirmed exoplanets. — Wikipedia
Planets of Other Stars (Encyclopædia Britannica)
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Innovation
Science
The Universe, Explained (Minute Physics, YouTube Playlist)
Minute Physics (Henry Reich, Official Website)
Naming of Exoplanets (International Astronomical Union)
Exoplanets, Worlds Orbiting Other Stars (Planetary Society)
Extrasolar Planets (Ask an Astronomer, Cornell University)
Extrasolar Planets (Eric Weisstein’s World of Astronomy, Wolfram Research)
Exoplanets (Wolfram Alpha)
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Preservation
History
400 Years, 7,500 Words: A History of Planetary Science (Lauren Gold, Cornell Chronicle)
Library
Melvil Decimal System # 523.4 Planets (Library Thing)
Library of Congress Subject Heading: Planet (Library Thing)
Library of Congress # QB361 Planetary Theory (UPenn Online Books)
WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library
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Participation
Education
What is a Planet? (Space Place, NASA)
What Is an Exoplanet? (Space Place, NASA)
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Course
Physics and Chemistry of Terrestrial Planets (Benjamin Weiss & Leigh Royden, MIT OpenCourseware)
Community
Organization
International Astronomical Union (IAU)
Minor Planet Center (International Astronomical Union)
The Planetary Society
News
Exoplanets (NASA)
Exoplanets (Sky & Telescope)
Exoplanets (Astronomy Magazine)
Extrasolar Planets (Science Daily)
Exoplanet (Science News)
Exoplanet (Phys.org)
Government
Document
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Related
Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.
“Fundamentals”
Law (Constant) Relativity
Force Gravity, Electromagnetism (Light, Color)
Matter (Microscope) Molecule, Atom (Periodic Table), Particle
“Space”
Universe (Astronomical Instrument)
Galaxy Milky Way, Andromeda
Planetary System Star, Brown Dwarf, Planet, Moon
Our Neighborhood
Solar System Sun
Terrestrial Planet Mercury, Venus, Earth (Moon), Mars
Asteroid Belt Ceres, Vesta
Jovian Planet Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Trans-Neptunian Object
Kuiper Belt Pluto, Haumea, Makemake
Scattered Disc Eris, Sedna, Planet X
Oort Cloud Etc. Scholz’s Star
Small Body Comet, Centaur, Asteroid
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Notes
1. The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.