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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If an exoplanet passes in front of its star from a telescope's perspective—termed a transit—the star’s light passes through the planet’s atmosphere. —

Jamie Carter, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025 This revealed that starlight fluctuations caused by hotter and colder regions on the stars' surfaces were more responsible for distorting interpretations of exoplanet atmospheres than previously thought. —

Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2025 Almost 30 years after the first planet outside our solar system was discovered, more than 7,000 other exoplanets have been identified. —

Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025 The researchers also discovered that the exoplanet’s poles are cooler than the rest of it. —

Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for exoplanet