Mar 10, 2025 · 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. …

Apr 12, 2018 · The worlds orbiting other stars are called “exoplanets,” and they come in a wide variety of sizes, from gas giants larger than Jupiter to small, rocky planets about as big around …

Nov 18, 2016 · Ultimately, we aim to discover and characterize Earth-like planets around our nearest neighbors, search for habitable conditions on those planets, and uncover signatures of …

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

A timeline of discovery: NASA's early work searching for planets beyond our solar system through notable exoplanet discoveries.

Jan 11, 2023 · Researchers confirmed an exoplanet, a planet that orbits another star, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope for the first time. Formally classified as LHS 475 b, the …

We call the planets outside of our solar system extrasolar planets, or exoplanets. In the mid-1990’s, scientists started finding ways to detect exoplanets orbiting distant stars. Since then, …

Nov 5, 2024 · What is an exoplanet? An exoplanet is any planet beyond our solar system. Most exoplanets orbit other stars. Exoplanets can pass in front of, or "transit," the stars they orbit. …

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