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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationExoplanetColoringBookHave fun while learningabout Exoplanets,Transit Science, andthe Transiting ExoplanetSurvey Satellite (TESS)www.nasa.gov

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INTRODUCING TESSieWelcome to TESSie’s Universe!XOTESSie is our veryown planet finder!She will sniff aroundand point outexciting facts aboutexoplanets andNASA’s TESSSatellite.Look for TESSie throughout this activity book!

W H AT I S A N E X O P L A N E T ?New Worlds Outside of Our Solar System!An exoplanet is a planetorbiting a star differentfrom the sun (“exo”means “outside” inGreek).Thousands of planetshave been foundaround other stars!TESSThe "E" inxoplanet!Estands forPlanets may be different from Earth. What kind ofplanets do you think are out there?

TOUR GUIDE TESSieLet’s Look at What TESS Will FindRocky PlanetsHot JupitersSuper EarthsWater WorldsGas GiantsPlanets in BinaryStar SystemsThere are many different types of planetsand some we do not even know about yet!Exoplanets are also in different orbits around their stars. If an orbit istoo close, the exoplanet will be very hot. If it has an orbit that is too faraway from its star, the exoplanet will be very cold. When an exoplanet'sorbit is not too close or too far away from its star, the temperature maybe just right to have water and maybe life (like Earth).We call this the habitable zone.

HOT JUPITERSColor It Red HotHot Jupiters are very large gas planets that are close to theirstar. Some are so hot that their atmospheres are boiling awayinto space. A year is when the planet revolves around its sunone time. Hot Jupiters may complete one revolution in just afew hours—this makes their year very short.

WAT E R W O R L D SWater, Water EverywhereXOSome exoplanets may be made of mostly water,with large oceans covering them.

SRUOPCEKRY EPAL RTA NHEST SRockSuperAroundDuperthe GalaxyXOWow,TESSiefound aareplanetthatis rockylike Earth,but muchSomeexoplanetsmademostlyof rocksand metals.TheyThisare smallerthealargegasplanets.Earth,bigger.planet isthancalledSuperEarthand itMars,can anets.solar system.the sizeEarth, butis smallerthaningas

E X O P L A N E T S I N B I N A RY S TA R S Y S T E M SAre You Seeing Double?This exoplanet orbits two stars (called binary) in thesame system. Think about what it would be likeseeing two sunrises and sunsets!

S U P E R E A RT H SSuper DuperWow, TESSie found a planet that is rocky like Earth, but muchbigger. This planet is called a Super Earth and it can be twicethe size of Earth, but it is smaller than gas exoplanets.

E X O P L A N E T S GI NA SB IGNI A RYN T SS TA R S Y S T E M SAreHugeYouFumingSeeingPlanetsDouble?Gas giantshavemany layersa datmosphere.binary) in theexoplanetssameare muchlargerthanaboutthe rockythe sizesystem.Thinkwhat worlds;it wouldwhenbe likeof a planet core becomesso sunriseslarge, it isableto capture all kindsseeing twoandsunsets!of gases to form a thick atmosphere.

ICY COLDChilly DogThis exoplanet is too far away from its star andis freezing cold. TESSie can’t live here.UNINHABITABLE!

FLAMING HOTHot Dog!NSUSCENREFSP00005This exoplanet is too close to its star. TESSie can’t live here.UNINHABITABLE!

THIS ONE IS JUST RIGHTComfy and CozyTESSieThis exoplanet is just right. Not too cold that water may be frozenand not too hot that it boils away. TESSie would love this planet.THIS IS IN THE HABITABLE ZONE!

I M A G I N E YO U R O W N P L A N E TWhat Would It Be Like on This Exoplanet?This exoplanet is named .Draw the things that TESSie and theastronauts will find on this exoplanet.

T R A N S I T - W H AT D O E S I T M E A N ?Let’s Watch a Transit TogetherTESSThe "T" inTransit!stands for?Whatis atransit? ?When an exoplanet passes infront of a star, it blocks out someof the light, like a solar eclipse.We call that “transit!”The more light that is blockedfrom a star, the bigger the planet.Scientists can use this informationto learn about the type ofexoplanet that is discovered.

PICTURE THISTo See Transits, We Need Cameras1234SayCheese!?XOTo find exoplanets making transits, we need to take picturesof stars using cameras. TESS will have four cameras on thespacecraft to measure the light of stars.

T H E H I S T O RY O F E X O P L A N E T M I S S I O N SThe Past and the dObservatoriesNASA has spacecraft in orbittoday, new spacecraft beingbuilt now, and large telescopeson the ground lookingfor new exoplanets.Each one uses differenttypes of telescopes andcameras to find exoplanets.

THE NEXT EXOPLANET HUNTERColor Our Mission LogoThe Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) willuse cameras to look for exoplanet transits. TESS willdiscover thousands of new exoplanets in orbit aroundthe brightest stars in the sky. The exoplanets TESS willfind will be closer to Earth where future missions caninvestigate if they are like Earth.http://tess.gsfc.nasa.gov

TESS IN COLORGive the TESS Spacecraft a Touch of ColorTESS will survey (the 1st "S" in TESS) the entire skylooking at 200,000 stars across the whole sky duringa two-year mission to find new planets!

D O W N L O A D I N G T E S S DATAHow Does Information Get to Us?To get the information from space to the scientists on the ground,there are three stages:1The four TESS cameras gather the exoplanet transit data2TESS sends the data down to Earth to ground stations inSpain, Australia, and the United States in California3The data is sent to the scientists at the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology (MIT) to look for exoplanet transits1233

D R AW I N G T I M EWhat Is Your Favorite Type of Exoplanet? Draw It Below.

D E S I G N A N E W S PA C E C R A F TNext Exoplanet Hunter Satellite!

EXPLORING A NEW WORLD WITH TESSieDraw Yourself Standing on an Exoplanet

E X O P L A N E T: U S E YO U R I M A G I N AT I O NDraw as Many Exoplanets as You Can

M AY B E O N E DAY YO U ’ L L H E L P U SFIND NEW PLANETS?TESS will find lots of exoplanets that we will study foryears. Join us in learning what is beyond our solar system.

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Coloring Book www.nasa.gov National Aeronautics and Space Administration NP-2016-5-432-GSFC For more information, please visit our web site: . Look for TESSie throughout this activity book! TESS will help us discover thousands of exoplanets and identify Earth-like planets in our solar neighborhood.