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 contrast, many of the stars hosting exoplanets are too faint to be seen with the naked eye, which marks out HD 20794 as something special.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2025
But those powerful gales are nothing compared to the supersonic winds that astronomers have just discovered on the giant exoplanet WASP-127b.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
The exoplanet’s winds blow 18 times faster than those on Neptune, which has the strongest winds ever measured in the Solar System.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet with a tail, like a gigantic comet.
—New Atlas, 21 Dec. 2024
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2025
But those powerful gales are nothing compared to the supersonic winds that astronomers have just discovered on the giant exoplanet WASP-127b.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
The exoplanet’s winds blow 18 times faster than those on Neptune, which has the strongest winds ever measured in the Solar System.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet with a tail, like a gigantic comet.
—New Atlas, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Exoplanet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exoplanet. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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