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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Capturing images of the faint asteroid against bright stars required a novel approach to using the telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera, which is normally used to study extremely distant galaxies or exoplanets that appear fixed, rather than moving.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
If a technological species on a distant exoplanet wanted to beam a message into deep space, the space weather in its home system could negatively affect the characteristics of that signal.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Overall, that has led to estimates that there are very likely between 300 million and 10 billion rocky exoplanets that are potentially habitable, and that’s within the Milky Way alone.
—Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
Among his most notable contributions to the field was leading research published in 2007 that, for the first time, captured enough light from distant exoplanets to identify the molecules in their atmospheres.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
If a technological species on a distant exoplanet wanted to beam a message into deep space, the space weather in its home system could negatively affect the characteristics of that signal.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Overall, that has led to estimates that there are very likely between 300 million and 10 billion rocky exoplanets that are potentially habitable, and that’s within the Milky Way alone.
—Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
Among his most notable contributions to the field was leading research published in 2007 that, for the first time, captured enough light from distant exoplanets to identify the molecules in their atmospheres.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Exoplanet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exoplanet. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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