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When a planet goes in front of its star,
the starlight drops by a tiny amount. [narrator]
These drops in light give scientists clues about whether a planet might have life
on it. Like the distance from its star. We call the "Goldilocks zone"
the distance from the star, where the planet, as heated by the star,
is not too hot, not too cold, but just right for life
the starlight drops by a tiny amount. [narrator]
These drops in light give scientists clues about whether a planet might have life
on it. Like the distance from its star. We call the "Goldilocks zone"
the distance from the star, where the planet, as heated by the star,
is not too hot, not too cold, but just right for life
Full Transcript
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When a planet goes in front of its star,
the starlight drops by a tiny amount.
00:00:04.879 --> 00:00:07.757
[narrator]
These drops in light give scientists clues
00:00:07.084 --> 00:00:10.343
about whether a planet might have life
on it.
00:00:10.426 --> 00:00:12.553
Like the distance from its star.
00:00:12.887 --> 00:00:15.932
We call the "Goldilocks zone"
the distance from the star,
00:00:16.265 --> 00:00:19.518
where the planet, as heated by the star,
is not too hot,
00:00:19.081 --> 00:00:22.104
not too cold, but just right for life.
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Movie Summary
A documentary series that looks to explore the big questions of today.