New Planet

Brenda W. (United States of America)
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2010/09/gliese-581g-habitable-planet-/1
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  1. terrestrial planet
    a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within t
  2. earthlike
    resembling or characteristic of earth
    Finding a rocky, Earthlike, planet in the habitable zone is a major milestone.
  3. habitable
    fit to be lived in
    Discovery of a "Goldilocks" planet smack in the middle of the "habitable zone" of the nearby star, Gliese 581 is the news of the day.
  4. goldilocks
    early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod
    Discovery of a "Goldilocks" planet smack in the middle of the "habitable zone" of the nearby star, Gliese 581 is the news of the day.
  5. newsworthy
    sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper
    We'll update with reaction to the discovery announced Wednesday:

    This is certainly newsworthy result.
  6. planet
    a celestial body that revolves around the sun
    Discovery of a "Goldilocks" planet smack in the middle of the "habitable zone" of the nearby star, Gliese 581 is the news of the day.
  7. hopefully
    it is hoped
    Hopefully, this is a sign that in the coming years, we will find many more of these.
  8. zone
    an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts
    Discovery of a "Goldilocks" planet smack in the middle of the "habitable zone" of the nearby star, Gliese 581 is the news of the day.
  9. update
    modernize
    We'll update with reaction to the discovery announced Wednesday:

    This is certainly newsworthy result.
  10. Wesleyan
    of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley
    -- Exoplanet astronomer, Seth Redfield of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn.
  11. astronomer
    a physicist who studies celestial bodies and the universe
    It has only been in the couple decades that we have been able to detect planets around other stars, and we (astronomers) are feverishly trying to place our planet into some sort of cosmic context.
  12. feverishly
    in a feverish manner
    It has only been in the couple decades that we have been able to detect planets around other stars, and we (astronomers) are feverishly trying to place our planet into some sort of cosmic context.
  13. iceberg
    a large frozen mass floating at sea
    It is great news, and hopefully just the tip of the iceberg.
  14. milestone
    stone post at side of a road to show distances
    Finding a rocky, Earthlike, planet in the habitable zone is a major milestone.
  15. Seth
    third son of Adam and Eve
    -- Exoplanet astronomer, Seth Redfield of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn.
  16. terrestrial
    of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  17. cosmic
    pertaining to or characteristic of the universe
    It has only been in the couple decades that we have been able to detect planets around other stars, and we (astronomers) are feverishly trying to place our planet into some sort of cosmic context.
  18. context
    the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
    It has only been in the couple decades that we have been able to detect planets around other stars, and we (astronomers) are feverishly trying to place our planet into some sort of cosmic context.
  19. cooler
    a refrigerator for cooling liquids
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  20. Earth
    the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  21. star
    a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy
    Discovery of a "Goldilocks" planet smack in the middle of the "habitable zone" of the nearby star, Gliese 581 is the news of the day.
  22. smack
    a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
    Discovery of a "Goldilocks" planet smack in the middle of the "habitable zone" of the nearby star, Gliese 581 is the news of the day.
  23. conn
    conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane
    -- Exoplanet astronomer, Seth Redfield of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn.
  24. nonetheless
    despite anything to the contrary
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  25. nearby
    not far away in relative terms
    Discovery of a "Goldilocks" planet smack in the middle of the "habitable zone" of the nearby star, Gliese 581 is the news of the day.
  26. discovery
    the act of finding something
    Discovery of a "Goldilocks" planet smack in the middle of the "habitable zone" of the nearby star, Gliese 581 is the news of the day.
  27. announce
    make known
    We'll update with reaction to the discovery announced Wednesday:

    This is certainly newsworthy result.
  28. Wednesday
    the fourth day of the week; the third working day
    We'll update with reaction to the discovery announced Wednesday:

    This is certainly newsworthy result.
  29. liquid
    fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  30. major
    greater in scope or effect
    Finding a rocky, Earthlike, planet in the habitable zone is a major milestone.
  31. detect
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
    It has only been in the couple decades that we have been able to detect planets around other stars, and we (astronomers) are feverishly trying to place our planet into some sort of cosmic context.
  32. rocky
    abounding in rocks or stones
    Finding a rocky, Earthlike, planet in the habitable zone is a major milestone.
  33. mass
    the property of a body that causes it to have weight
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  34. reaction
    an idea evoked by some experience
    We'll update with reaction to the discovery announced Wednesday:

    This is certainly newsworthy result.
  35. Sun
    the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  36. around
    in the area or vicinity
    It has only been in the couple decades that we have been able to detect planets around other stars, and we (astronomers) are feverishly trying to place our planet into some sort of cosmic context.
  37. tip
    the extreme end of something, especially something pointed
    It is great news, and hopefully just the tip of the iceberg.
  38. decade
    a period of 10 years
    It has only been in the couple decades that we have been able to detect planets around other stars, and we (astronomers) are feverishly trying to place our planet into some sort of cosmic context.
  39. news
    information about recent and important events
    Discovery of a "Goldilocks" planet smack in the middle of the "habitable zone" of the nearby star, Gliese 581 is the news of the day.
  40. result
    something that follows as a consequence
    We'll update with reaction to the discovery announced Wednesday:

    This is certainly newsworthy result.
  41. couple
    two items of the same kind
    It has only been in the couple decades that we have been able to detect planets around other stars, and we (astronomers) are feverishly trying to place our planet into some sort of cosmic context.
  42. finding
    something that is discovered
    Finding a rocky, Earthlike, planet in the habitable zone is a major milestone.
  43. surface
    the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  44. announced
    declared publicly; made widely known
    We'll update with reaction to the discovery announced Wednesday:

    This is certainly newsworthy result.
  45. meaning
    the message that is intended or expressed or signified
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  46. quite
    to the greatest extent; completely
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  47. ways
    structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  48. university
    an institution of higher learning that grants degrees
    -- Exoplanet astronomer, Seth Redfield of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn.
  49. trying
    hard to endure
    It has only been in the couple decades that we have been able to detect planets around other stars, and we (astronomers) are feverishly trying to place our planet into some sort of cosmic context.
  50. exist
    have a presence
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  51. middle
    an area that is approximately central within some larger region
    Discovery of a "Goldilocks" planet smack in the middle of the "habitable zone" of the nearby star, Gliese 581 is the news of the day.
  52. sort of
    to some (great or small) extent
    It has only been in the couple decades that we have been able to detect planets around other stars, and we (astronomers) are feverishly trying to place our planet into some sort of cosmic context.
  53. mean
    denote or connote
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  54. certainly
    definitely or positively
    We'll update with reaction to the discovery announced Wednesday:

    This is certainly newsworthy result.
  55. sign
    a visible clue that something has happened or is present
    Hopefully, this is a sign that in the coming years, we will find many more of these.
  56. sort
    a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
    It has only been in the couple decades that we have been able to detect planets around other stars, and we (astronomers) are feverishly trying to place our planet into some sort of cosmic context.
  57. different
    unlike in nature, quality, form, or degree
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  58. able
    having the necessary means or skill to do something
    It has only been in the couple decades that we have been able to detect planets around other stars, and we (astronomers) are feverishly trying to place our planet into some sort of cosmic context.
  59. coming
    of the relatively near future
    Hopefully, this is a sign that in the coming years, we will find many more of these.
  60. means
    how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  61. within
    on the inside
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  62. find
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
    Finding a rocky, Earthlike, planet in the habitable zone is a major milestone.
  63. try
    make an effort or attempt
    It has only been in the couple decades that we have been able to detect planets around other stars, and we (astronomers) are feverishly trying to place our planet into some sort of cosmic context.
  64. water
    compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear liquid
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  65. years
    a prolonged period of time
    Hopefully, this is a sign that in the coming years, we will find many more of these.
  66. just
    and nothing more
    It is great news, and hopefully just the tip of the iceberg.
  67. many
    a large number of the persons or things being discussed
    Hopefully, this is a sign that in the coming years, we will find many more of these.
  68. place
    a point located with respect to surface features of a region
    It has only been in the couple decades that we have been able to detect planets around other stars, and we (astronomers) are feverishly trying to place our planet into some sort of cosmic context.
  69. way
    how something is done or how it happens
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  70. down
    in a lower place or position
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
  71. much
    great in quantity or degree or extent
    That means, an Earth-mass, terrestrial planet, in the habitable zone around a star like the Sun. This result is not quite down to Earth-mass, and it is around a star that is much cooler and quite different in major ways, but nonetheless is within the habitable zone for that star, meaning liquid water could exist on its surface.
Created on Thu Sep 30 12:56:32 EDT 2010 (updated Thu Sep 30 12:56:44 EDT 2010)

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