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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In fact, astronomers have discovered a number of exoplanets like this.
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Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Roman is designed to answer deep and thrilling questions, regarding the habitability of exoplanets—or planets orbiting other stars—and the nature of dark energy, which is thought to make up 68% of the universe and holds the key to its accelerating expansion.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 May 2025
Not alone To get a better sense of how typical this is, the researchers run through all the data obtained with the Korean telescope network, which has identified a bit over 60 likely exoplanets so far.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
Despite many false starts and dead ends over all that time, astronomers announced the first discovery of exoplanets in 1992.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025
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Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Roman is designed to answer deep and thrilling questions, regarding the habitability of exoplanets—or planets orbiting other stars—and the nature of dark energy, which is thought to make up 68% of the universe and holds the key to its accelerating expansion.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 May 2025
Not alone To get a better sense of how typical this is, the researchers run through all the data obtained with the Korean telescope network, which has identified a bit over 60 likely exoplanets so far.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
Despite many false starts and dead ends over all that time, astronomers announced the first discovery of exoplanets in 1992.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Exoplanet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exoplanet. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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