Exoplanets - NASA Science
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 5,800 exoplanets out of the billions that we believe exist.
Background Information | What is Exoplanet Watch? – Exoplanet ...
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, over 5,000 exoplanets have been discovered, and the list …
The nearest potentially habitable planet to Earth – Exoplanet ...
Dec 16, 2015 · UNSW Australia astronomers have discovered the closest potentially habitable planet found outside our solar system so far, orbiting a star just 14 light-years away. The planet, more than four times the mass of the Earth, is one of three that the team detected around a red dwarf star called Wolf 1061.
5 Ways to Find a Planet | Explore – Exoplanet Exploration: Planets ...
NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration Program, the search for planets and life beyond our solar system.
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) - Exoplanet Exploration
Mar 22, 2021 · In capturing this giant mosaic, TESS found 66 new exoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system, as well as nearly 2,100 candidates astronomers are working to confirm. “TESS is producing a torrent of high-quality observations providing valuable data across a wide range of science topics,” said Patricia Boyd, the project scientist for TESS ...
Historic Timeline | Explore – Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond …
A timeline of discovery: NASA's early work searching for planets beyond our solar system through notable exoplanet discoveries.
Seeing, Believing: 15 Years of Exoplanet Images
Dec 12, 2023 · Take a trip outside our solar system and see the creative posters for the real planets we've discovered. Worlds like 55 Cancri e, where skies sparkle above a never-ending ocean of lava.
Eight nights of Exoplanet Light – Exoplanet Exploration: Planets …
Dec 14, 2022 · For the holidays, we’re bringing you eight examples of light from real planets beyond our solar system. These real images show exoplanets light-years (aka trillions of miles) away from Earth. Exoplanets are far away, and they …
What in the world is an ‘exoplanet?' – Exoplanet Exploration: …
Apr 12, 2018 · Step outside on a clear night, and you can be sure of something our ancestors could only imagine: Every star you see likely plays host to at least one planet. 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 as ...
Exoplanet Program: ExEP In Depth - Exoplanet Exploration
Nov 18, 2016 · Spectra of these planets may uncover evidence of habitable conditions, and, potentially, the first evidence of life outside our solar system. Concurrently, NASA astrobiologists are busy studying the conditions and processes that shape planetary environments.