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5,044 exoplanets catalogued by NASA to date (187 terrestrial)

NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration Program, the search for planets and life beyond our solar system. | Continue reading

@exoplanets.nasa.gov | 1 year ago

Eye on Exoplanets (NASA)

@exoplanets.nasa.gov | 1 year ago

'Exocomets' Orbit a Familiar Star

The detection of 30 comets in another solar system – exocomets – could shed light on the formation of our own system of planets. | Continue reading

@exoplanets.nasa.gov | 2 years ago

First Evidence of a Planet Identified Beyond Our Galaxy

Signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way galaxy may have been detected for the first time. This intriguing result opens a new window to search for exoplanets at greater distances than ever before. | Continue reading

@exoplanets.nasa.gov | 2 years ago

Cosmic Legacy: Retired Space Telescope Reveals ‘Hot Jupiter' Secrets

A survey of strange exoplanets called 'hot Jupiters,' a legacy of the retired Spitzer Space Telescope, reveals some secrets – and a few surprises. | Continue reading

@exoplanets.nasa.gov | 2 years ago

NASA WebGL of the Universe

@exoplanets.nasa.gov | 3 years ago

NASA created 3 new posters for Halloween: free downloads in English and Spanish

NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration Program, the search for planets and life beyond our solar system. | Continue reading

@exoplanets.nasa.gov | 3 years ago

Earth-Size, Habitable Zone Planet Found Hidden in Early NASA Kepler Data

While the star Kepler-1649c orbits is much smaller than our Sun, it gets about 75% of the sunlight Earth does. | Continue reading

@exoplanets.nasa.gov | 4 years ago

Are Star Wars-Like Planets Out There? (2016)

As the search for life continues, it's looking more and more likely that the answer might be 'yes.' | Continue reading