Studying astronomy

In 1995, astronomer/scientist Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz found the first discovered exoplanet. An exoplanet is a planet that is orbiting or is located outside our Solar system and could potentially pitch its own life. Today we’ll check out some of NASA’s top hits with Earth-like habitable exoplanets and see how they could hold life.

Join Maria Mitchell Association's professional astronomers for an impressive tour of Nantucket’s night sky. Our staff will assist and answer questions while you view celestial wonders through up to three different telescopes.