We've Officially Found 6,000 Exoplanets, NASA Says: 'We're Entering the Next Great Chapter of Exploration'

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."

NASA's Exoplanet Discovery Exceeds 6,000 Worlds - Astrobiology

The official number of exoplanets — planets outside our solar system — tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by scientists from around the world, so no single planet is considered the 6,000th entry. The number is monitored by NASA’s Exoplanet Science Institute (NExScI), based […] The post NASA’s Exoplanet Discovery Exceeds 6,000 Worlds appeared first on Astrobiology.

NASA Confirms 6,000 Exoplanets Outside Our Solar System

NASA Confirms 6,000 Exoplanets Outside Our Solar SystemThe official number of exoplanets, planets outside our solar system, confirmed by NASA has reached 6,000.Thirty years ago, the first exoplanet was discovered around a Sun-like star. Since then, that number has rapidly increased as technologies improve.There are thousands of additional candidate planets awaiting confirmation, and each confirmed planet enables scientists to learn more about the …

NASA’s Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000

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