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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Featuring a 130-foot-wide (39.3m) mirror, the ELT will study the universe in visible light to provide a more detailed view of potentially habitable exoplanets, the formation of the first galaxies, supermassive black holes, and the nature of dark matter and dark energy.
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Now, with thousands of exoplanets in view, the temptation to overinterpret is strong — and some are jumping the gun.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
From 2009 and 2018, Kepler revealed that the universe was full of exoplanets.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
The discovery of thousands of wildly different exoplanets has forever changed our understanding of the cosmos.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Now, with thousands of exoplanets in view, the temptation to overinterpret is strong — and some are jumping the gun.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
From 2009 and 2018, Kepler revealed that the universe was full of exoplanets.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
The discovery of thousands of wildly different exoplanets has forever changed our understanding of the cosmos.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Exoplanet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exoplanet. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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