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May 8, 2023 · Discovering the first true "alien Earth" is a long-held dream of astronomers — and recent exoplanet discoveries have shown that small, rocky worlds like our own are abundant in the galaxy. —
Dec 27, 2022 · From a scorching super-Earth to a football-shaped world, here are the greatest alien planet stories of 2022. 1. 5,000th confirmed exoplanet at last. NASA confirmed 5,000 exoplanets have been...
An exoplanet is any planet beyond our solar system. Most of them orbit other stars, but some free-floating exoplanets, called rogue planets, are untethered to any star. We’ve confirmed more than 5,600 exoplanets out of the billions that we believe exist.
This exoplanetary encyclopedia – continuously updated, with more than 5,600 entries – combines interactive 3D models and detailed data on all confirmed exoplanets. Click on a planet’s name to see a visualization of each world and system, along with vital statistics.
Explore an interactive gallery of some of the most intriguing and exotic planets discovered so far. Enter
Mar 8, 2022 · These Super-Earths are planets are defined by their masses, which are greater than our planet’s mass but still less than those of the solar system’s ice giants, Uranus and Neptune.
Jul 8, 2024 · James Webb Space Telescope suggests this exoplanet is our 'best bet' at finding an alien ocean. By Monisha Ravisetti published 8 July 24. James Webb Space Telescope data suggests the...
Sep 29, 2023 · Europa, one of Jupiter's icy moons is the most likely place in our solar system to be home to alien life. Many astronomers are no longer asking whether there is life elsewhere in the Universe....
Sep 11, 2019 · Water found on a potentially life-friendly alien planet. A super-Earth about 111 light-years away is “the best candidate for habitability that we know right now,” astronomers say.
Nov 1, 2017 · What researchers really hanker after is a large space telescope purpose-built to image Earth-like alien worlds—a new incarnation of the idea behind NASA's ill-fated Terrestrial Planet Finder. The Habitable Exoplanet Imaging Mission, or HabEx, a mission concept now being studied by NASA, could be the answer.
