exoplanet
noun
exo·plan·et
ˈek-sō-ˌpla-nət 
ˌek-sō-ˈpla-
: a planet orbiting a star that is not our sun
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But the exoplanet resides only 1.4 million miles from its star—less than one-sixtieth the distance from Earth to our sun—and completes an orbit roughly every 17 hours.
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
Venus is the closest exoplanet Studying Venus could give scientists insights of what a world looks like when there are no carbon sinks left.
—Regina G. Barber, NPR, 8 May 2024
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
Venus is the closest exoplanet Studying Venus could give scientists insights of what a world looks like when there are no carbon sinks left.
—Regina G. Barber, NPR, 8 May 2024
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“Exoplanet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exoplanet. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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