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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No exoplanets had been confirmed at the time, so van de Kamp’s announcement was an important event.
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Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2025
Astronomers believe smaller exoplanets may be more varied in composition than the larger exoplanets detected so far.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
As the hunt for the cosmic shoreline shows, learning anything at all about exoplanets is still enormously difficult.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
For one thing, the exoplanet is a gas giant without a solid surface, composed of churning clouds.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
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Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2025
Astronomers believe smaller exoplanets may be more varied in composition than the larger exoplanets detected so far.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
As the hunt for the cosmic shoreline shows, learning anything at all about exoplanets is still enormously difficult.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
For one thing, the exoplanet is a gas giant without a solid surface, composed of churning clouds.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Exoplanet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exoplanet. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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