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  2. Discoveries of exoplanets - Wikipedia

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    The exoplanets were found using a statistical technique called "verification by multiplicity". 95% of the discovered exoplanets were smaller than Neptune and four, including Kepler-296f, were less than 2 1/2 the size of Earth and were in habitable zones where surface temperatures are suitable for liquid water. [73] [74] [75]

  3. List of exoplanet extremes - Wikipedia

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    The planets in the Kepler-444 system have radii of 0.4, 0.497, 0.53, 0.546 and 0.741 Earth radii, respectively. Due to their size and proximity to Kepler-444, these must be rocky planets, with masses close to that of Mars. For comparison, Mars has a mass of 0.105 Earth masses and a radius of 0.53 Earth radii. System with largest total planetary ...

  4. List of multiplanetary systems - Wikipedia

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    All exoplanets orbit around star A in the binary system. 47 Ursae Majoris: Ursa Major: 10 h 59 m 27.97 s +40° 25′ 48.9″ 5.10: 46: G0V: 1.029: 5892: 7.434: 3: Planet Taphao Thong was discovered in 1996 and was one of the first exoplanets to be discovered. [48] The planet was the first long-period extrasolar planet discovered. The other ...

  5. Shiniest exoplanet ever found has reflective metal clouds - AOL

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    A European Space Agency satellite has observed the shiniest exoplanet ever discovered. The scorching world has reflective clouds made of silicates and titanium.

  6. List of exoplanet firsts - Wikipedia

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    This was discovered independently by the OGLE and MOA teams. [5] First exoplanet discovered by directly imaging the extrasolar planet 2M1207 b: 2M1207: 2004/ 2005 May be a brown dwarf instead of a planet, depending on formation mechanism and definitions chosen. [6] First planet discovered through variable star timing V391 Pegasi b: V391 Pegasi ...

  7. A potentially habitable Earth-size planet was discovered just ...

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    The planet is about the size of Venus, so slightly smaller than Earth, and may be temperate enough to support life, the researchers said. Dubbed Gliese 12 b, the planet takes 12.8 days to orbit a ...

  8. List of directly imaged exoplanets - Wikipedia

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    Motion interpolation of seven images of the HR 8799 system taken from the W. M. Keck Observatory over seven years, featuring four exoplanets. This is a list of extrasolar planets that have been directly observed, sorted by observed separations. This method works best for young planets that emit infrared light and are far from the glare of the star.

  9. NASA: 7 Earth-sized planets discovered, 'second Earth' not a ...

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    Seven Earth-sized planets have been discovered orbiting a nearby star, three of which appear to be warm enough to sustain life. ... The newly discovered exoplanets are 40 light-years away and may ...