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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Our local volume of space is filled with amazing objects, such as powerful Wolf-Rayet stars blasting out waves of dust, stars that are just on the edge of exploding and exoplanets galore, just to name a handful.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2025
To find other exoplanets, the team is already looking to larger telescopes, like the ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), which is scheduled to start scientific observations in 2028.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
Contemporary astronomers can make use of lensing to look for exoplanets.
—Jeffrey Kluger/greenbelt, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025
Nevertheless, the signal detected from exoplanets is typically weaker than the one emitted by the much brighter host star.
—Lisa Kaltenegger, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2025
To find other exoplanets, the team is already looking to larger telescopes, like the ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), which is scheduled to start scientific observations in 2028.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
Contemporary astronomers can make use of lensing to look for exoplanets.
—Jeffrey Kluger/greenbelt, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025
Nevertheless, the signal detected from exoplanets is typically weaker than the one emitted by the much brighter host star.
—Lisa Kaltenegger, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Exoplanet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exoplanet. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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