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By 2015, NASA announced that Kepler had discovered its 1,000th exoplanet. 2016 was a banner year for exoplanet detections with nearly 1,500 in that year alone. The total number reached 5,000 in March ...
TRAPPIST-1, a planetary system 40 light years from Earth, could host a planet with an atmosphere and liquid water, but astronomers can’t be certain just yet.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has officially tracked 6,000 confirmed exoplanets—planets outside our solar system. This milestone reflects decades of cumulative discoveries ...
NASA has officially tracked 6,000 confirmed exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—a milestone that reflects decades of ...
NASA has announced a new milestone in the hunt for planets around other star systems, known as "exoplanets". Humanity has ...
American space agency NASA announced this week the counter showing the number of confirmed exoplanets has now reached over 6,000.