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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All of the Unistellar telescopes can be used for citizen science observations and while the expert models (eVscope 2 and eQuinox 2) offer a sensitivity advantage for asteroid and exoplanet detection, sky quality remains a crucial factor.
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Harry Bennett, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026
One of Burns’s collaborators on LuSEE-Night, astronomer Gregg Hallinan of Caltech, would like such a telescope to further his research on electromagnetic activity around exoplanets, a possible measure of whether these distant worlds are habitable.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2026
This pattern could exist elsewhere, too, on other habitable exoplanets with similar properties to Earth.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 20 Jan. 2026
The private space observatory’s advanced instruments will include a wide-field optical imager, an integral field spectrograph, and a high-contrast coronagraph optimized for direct imaging of exoplanets.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
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Harry Bennett, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026
One of Burns’s collaborators on LuSEE-Night, astronomer Gregg Hallinan of Caltech, would like such a telescope to further his research on electromagnetic activity around exoplanets, a possible measure of whether these distant worlds are habitable.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2026
This pattern could exist elsewhere, too, on other habitable exoplanets with similar properties to Earth.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 20 Jan. 2026
The private space observatory’s advanced instruments will include a wide-field optical imager, an integral field spectrograph, and a high-contrast coronagraph optimized for direct imaging of exoplanets.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Exoplanet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exoplanet. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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