{"id":78234,"date":"2025-09-22T05:29:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T05:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/78234\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T05:29:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T05:29:23","slug":"exoplanets-nasa-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/78234\/","title":{"rendered":"Exoplanets &#8211; NASA Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p-lg color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAn 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\u2019ve confirmed more than 6,000 exoplanets, out of the billions that we believe exist.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/holiday16x9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The TRAPPIST-1 star, an M dwarf, is seen to the left of its seven planets. It is glowing red, while the planets are about the same sizes, but their colors and surface features differ.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 38% 22%; object-position: 38% 22%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/universe\/exoplanets\/nasas-tally-of-planets-outside-our-solar-system-reaches-6000\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"hds-meet-the-image padding-right-3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PIA19827.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Of the 1,030 confirmed planets from Kepler, a dozen are less than twice the size of Earth and reside in the habitable zone of their host stars. In this diagram, the sizes of the exoplanets are represented by the size of each sphere.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.4); transform-origin: 19% 86%; object-position: 19% 86%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/universe\/exoplanets\/nasas-tally-of-planets-outside-our-solar-system-reaches-6000\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"display-block margin-bottom-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t6,000 Exoplanets!<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-height-md color-carbon-40 margin-0 padding-0 p-sm\">The milestone of extra-solar planets confirmed by NASA highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanets\/habitable-zone\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"hds-meet-the-image padding-right-3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"3200\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PIA21421.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The TRAPPIST-1 star, an ultra-cool dwarf, has seven Earth-size planets orbiting it. This artist's concept appeared on the cover of the journal Nature in Feb. 23, 2017 announcing new results about the system.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanets\/habitable-zone\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"display-block margin-bottom-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Habitable Zone<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-height-md color-carbon-40 margin-0 padding-0 p-sm\">The area around a star where its planets could have liquid water on the surface. Also called \u201cGoldilocks zones,\u201d where conditions might be just right \u2014 not too hot, not too cold \u2014 for life.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanets\/why-we-search\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"hds-meet-the-image padding-right-3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1280\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/lsp_tess_1280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"An illustrated image of the TESS spacecraft with Earth and the moon\" style=\"transform: scale(1.1); transform-origin: 68% 100%; object-position: 68% 100%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanets\/why-we-search\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"display-block margin-bottom-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy We Search<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-height-md color-carbon-40 margin-0 padding-0 p-sm\">Whether life exists beyond Earth is one of the most profound questions of all time. The answer \u2014 whatever it is \u2014 will change us forever.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/exoplanets.nasa.gov\/alien-worlds\/exoplanet-travel-bureau\/?intent=021\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hds-meet-the-image padding-right-3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wallpaper_kepler_186f.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 70% 67%; object-position: 70% 67%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/exoplanets.nasa.gov\/alien-worlds\/exoplanet-travel-bureau\/?intent=021\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"display-block margin-bottom-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExoplanet Travel Bureau<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-height-md color-carbon-40 margin-0 padding-0 p-sm\">Even the closest exoplanets are too far away to visit. But\u2026 what if they weren&#8217;t? Scientists, futurists, and artists have helped us select several destinations. Suit up and join a tour!<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanets\/exoplanet-catalog\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"hds-meet-the-image padding-right-3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"512\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/wasp-77-a-b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Illustration of a large planet with a grayish atmosphere partially illuminated by a distant bright star in space, surrounded by a dark sky dotted with small stars.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 62% 47%; object-position: 62% 47%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanets\/exoplanet-catalog\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"display-block margin-bottom-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExoplanet Catalog<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"line-height-md color-carbon-40 margin-0 padding-0 p-sm\">Learn more about every confirmed exoplanet \u2014 more than 6,000 and counting \u2014 in this continuously updated resource. View interactive 3D models, and read descriptions and vital statistics.<\/p>\n<p>Overview<\/p>\n<p>Most of the exoplanets discovered so far are in a relatively small region of our galaxy, the Milky Way. (\u201cSmall\u201d meaning within thousands of light-years of our solar system; one light-year equals 5.88 trillion miles, or 9.46 trillion kilometers.) Even the closest known exoplanet to Earth, <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanet-catalog\/proxima-centauri-b\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Proxima Centauri b<\/a>, is still about 4 light-years away. We know there are more planets than stars in the galaxy.<\/p>\n<p>By measuring exoplanets\u2019 sizes (diameters) and masses (weights), we can see compositions ranging from rocky (like Earth and Venus) to gas-rich (like Jupiter and Saturn). Some planets may be dominated by water or ice, while others are dominated by iron or carbon. We\u2019ve identified <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanet-catalog\/55-cancri-b\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lava worlds<\/a> covered in molten seas, puffy planets the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanet-catalog\/kepler-7b\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">density of Styrofoam<\/a> and dense <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanet-catalog\/psr-b125712-b\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cores of planets<\/a> still orbiting their stars.<\/p>\n<p>counting our cosmic neighbors<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tNASA Confirms 6,000 Exoplanets<\/p>\n<p class=\"color-carbon-20 p-sm margin-bottom-3\">The o\ufb03cial number of exoplanets \u2014 planets outside our solar system \u2014 confirmed by NASA has reached 6,000. The first exoplanet around a Sun-like star was discovered 30 years ago. Since then, the number has rapidly increased as technologies improve.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands more candidate planets await confirmation, and each confirmed planet enables scientists to learn more about the conditions under which planets can form, how common planets like Earth might be, and where to look for them.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\u2018We Are Seekers\u2019: Watch the Video                \t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNASA\u2019s Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-lg color-spacesuit-white-important\">The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found. The official\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/universe\/exoplanets\/nasas-tally-of-planets-outside-our-solar-system-reaches-6000\/\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead the Story<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-no-id=\"true\"   alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/e1-6000-exoplanets-artists-concept.jpeg\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<p>checking out the neighbors<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\u2018Other Stars, Other Worlds\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-md\">Is our home \u2014 our solar system \u2014 unique among all the systems of stars and their companion planets in the Milky Way galaxy? When compared to other planetary systems, are we that different? How much are we alike? This five-part series of animations and stories looks at some of our intriguing galactic neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanets\/other-stars-other-worlds\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-false\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWatch and Read \u2018Other Stars, Other Worlds\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tExoplanet Types<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-md\">So far scientists have categorized exoplanets into the following types: Gas giant, Neptunian, super-Earth, and terrestrial, with subcategories \u2014 such as mini-Neptunes \u2014 within those groups. How are they alike or different? What makes them special? <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanets\/planet-types\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-false\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More about Exoplanet Types<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/travel_bureau_hd40307g_th.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"HD 40307 g, a super earth exoplanet is on a poster featuring a skin diver without a parachute.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 37% 33%; object-position: 37% 33%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExoplanet Travel Bureau\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black\">Journey beyond our solar system with guided tours, 360-degree surface visualizations, and our popular travel posters.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GSFC_20171208_Archive_e000132~large.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow Do We Find Exoplanets?\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black\">Exoplanets are far, but scientists have discovered some creative ways to spot these elusive objects.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PlanetHuntersLogo-jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Planet Hunters Logo\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant to Help Us Look?\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black\">NASA welcomes the public to assist with projects and sift through data. Collaborating with NASA scientists, volunteers known as citizen scientists have contributed to thousands of important discoveries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PIA14724_ip.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Astronomers have found a clever new way to slice and dice the flickering light from a distant star in a way that reveals the strength of gravity at its surface. The new technique can also be used to significantly improve estimates of the sizes of the hundreds of exoplanets that have been discovered in the last 20 years. Current estimates have uncertainties ranging from 50 percent to 200 percent. Using the improved figures for the surface gravity of the host stars calculated by the new method should cut these uncertainties at least in half.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.1); transform-origin: 51% 53%; object-position: 51% 53%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStrange New Worlds\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black\">Explore an interactive gallery of some of the most intriguing and exotic exoplanets discovered so far.<\/p>\n<p>Target Star catalog<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tThe Hunt for Habitable Worlds<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-md\">The Target Star Catalog is a guide to intriguing nearby stars that astronomers want to study with future missions, such as the Habitable Worlds Observatory, which will be built specifically to find and observe Earth-like exoplanets, to search for signs of life.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanets\/target-star-catalog\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-false\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBrowse the Target Star Catalog<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>otherworldly Encyclopedia<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tExoplanet Catalog<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-md\">Learn more about every confirmed exoplanet \u2014 more than 6,000 and counting \u2014 in this continuously updated resource. View interactive 3D models, read descriptions and vital statistics, and filter by exoplanet type, or by the method used to discover it, or by the spacecraft, observatory, or other facility that found it.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/exoplanets\/exoplanet-catalog\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-false\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBrowse the Exoplanet Catalog<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1920\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PIA15258~large.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Webb telescope investigation<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tNo Atmosphere Seen on TRAPPIST-1 d; Research Continues on Its Earth-Sized Siblings<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-md\">With seven-Earth sized worlds in the habitable zone, the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet system has compelled attention since its 2017 discovery. Now, preliminary data from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the \u201cthird rock\u201d in this distant solar system, TRAPPIST-1 d, apparently has no atmosphere, but scientists are continuing their studies, and the search for potential atmospheres and water on the system\u2019s outer planets.  <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/webbtelescope.org\/contents\/news-releases\/2025\/news-2025-120#heading-full-article\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-true\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead the article: \u2018Webb Narrows Atmospheric Possibilities for Earth-sized Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tLearn More about the TRAPPIST-1 system\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1280\" height=\"896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/trappist-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Artist\ufffds impression of three planets orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTRAPPIST-1 d Interactive\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black\">View a 3-D interactive representation of this planet, from NASA&#8217;s Eyes on Exoplanets.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"3200\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/STScI-01EVT0ZG2F26PSSRJPKTS5NH0S.tif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Abstract Concept of TRAPPIST-1 System\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 41% 48%; object-position: 41% 48%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTRAPPIST-1 Archive\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black\">Read more about this exoplanet system.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNASA\u2019s Webb Finds New Evidence for Planet Around Closest Solar Twin\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-lg color-spacesuit-white-important\">Astronomers using NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope have found strong evidence of a giant planet orbiting a star in the\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/?p=886673\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead the Story<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-no-id=\"true\"   alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/webb-STScI-01K0FMETMS0VXZ8BNRCB205DKK-5K.tif\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<p>Keep Exploring<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tDiscover More Topics From NASA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An exoplanet is any planet beyond our solar system. 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