Dive into the captivating Space and Astronomy category as you venture beyond our Solar System to discover the mesmerizing worlds orbiting distant stars, known as Exoplanets. These extraordinary celestial bodies unveil the possibility of potential habitats for extraterrestrial life. Explore the diverse types of exoplanets and delve into the fascinating methods employed in their detection.
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Solar System, Deep Space, Space Exploration & History of Astronomy
Exoplanets are planets that do not orbit our Sun. Note that they do not have to orbit other stars, because as we will see later, we have also discovered “rogue” exoplanets that are alone in space. As of August 2020, 4301 confirmed exoplanets have been discovered, with another 2120 suspected exoplanets awaiting further confirmation data.
