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À la recherche d'autres planètes habitables (FUN)

À la recherche d'autres planètes habitables (FUN)

La question de la vie sur d’autres planètes que la Terre est une question fascinante. Nous savons depuis les années 1990 que le système solaire n’est pas unique : il y a des planètes autour de nombreuses autres étoiles. Mais nous n’avons pas encore trouvé d’exo-planète véritablement similaire à la Terre. Au cours de ce MOOC, nous partirons à la recherche d’autres mondes habitables. Le premier chapitre vous plongera dans l’histoire des premières découvertes d’exo-planètes. Vous découvrirez les méthodes pour les détecter, et leur extraordinaire diversité.

Dans un deuxième chapitre, nous étudierons la manière dont les planètes se forment au sein de grands disques de gaz et de poussière autour des étoiles naissantes. Dans le troisième chapitre, nous retracerons les grandes étapes de l’apparition de la vie sur Terre, et vous découvrirez quels diagnostics les astronomes pensent utiliser pour identifier des formes de vie sur une autre planète.

Plan de cours

Semaines 1 & 2 : Détecter d'autres planètes
Semaines 3 & 4 : Former les planètes
Semaines 5 & 6 : Identifier la présence de la vie

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