Module 5:
How and why do astrobiologists study comets?


  1. Introduction to the electromagnetic spectrum and the study of comets
  2. Spectral signatures as fingerprints
  3. How do scientists know what liquids & gases planets/planetesimals contain?
  4. What is the evidence that the building blocks for life are in comets?
  5. What is the evidence that comets brought water and the building blocks of life to earth?

Activity
Introduction to the electromagnetic spectrum and the study of comets
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