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6,000 and counting: The next 30 years in the search for exoplanets
After marking the 30th anniversary of the discovery of the first exoplanet around a sun-like star, we now look forward to what the next 30 years might offer.
The exoplanet revolution at 30: 1st alien world was found around a sun-like star three decades ago
The discovery of the "hot Jupiter" exoplanet 51 Pegasi b on Oct. 6, 1995 changed the course of astronomical history.
Exoplanet without a sun found gobbling up 6 billion tons of gas and dust per second
"This is the strongest accretion episode ever recorded for a planetary-mass object."
Is our dream of finding ocean-covered exoplanets drying up?
New simulations suggest sub-Neptune planets may be drier than thought, challenging the "water world" hypothesis and reshaping the search for life beyond Earth.
Where are all the 'hot Neptune' exoplanets? Orbital chaos may have booted them out
A new program has discovered chaos in a nearby planetary system, which could explain the existence of a phenomenon astronomers call the hot-Neptunian desert.
We've officially found 6,000 exoplanets, NASA says: 'We're entering the next great chapter of exploration'
"There's one we haven't found — a planet just like ours. At least, not yet."
Are interstellar invaders like comet 3I/ATLAS seeding the universe with exoplanets?
Alien objects may be seeding the universe. Here's what that means.
Doomed 'cannibal' star could soon explode in a supernova so bright it would be visible during the day
"The speed at which this doomed stellar system is lurching wildly, likely due to the extreme brightness, is a frantic sign of its imminent, violent end."
