6,000 Exoplanets and Counting
From Small Steps, Giant Leaps by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
September 18, 2025 · 22 min · Episode 162
About this episode
NASA announces the discovery of 6,000 exoplanets, highlighting the prevalence of exotic worlds beyond our solar system.
On September 17, 2025, NASA announced that the number of exoplanets, planets outside our solar system, tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. In the three decades since the groundbreaking detection of exoplanet 51 Pegasi b, the first confirmed planet orbiting a Sun-like star, astronomers have concluded that exotic worlds are everywhere.
Topics covered
- exoplanets
- astronomy
- space exploration
- planetary science
- NASA announcements
Keywords
- exoplanets
- NASA
- 51 Pegasi b
- astronomy
- space
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NASA
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