What in the world is an ‘exoplanet?' - Exoplanet Exploration
Apr 12, 2018 · The worlds orbiting other stars are called “exoplanets,” and they come in a wide variety of sizes, from gas giants larger than Jupiter to small, rocky planets about as big around …
Exoplanets - NASA Science
An exoplanet is any planet beyond our solar system. Most of them orbit other stars, but some free-floating exoplanets, called rogue planets, are untethered to any star. We’ve confirmed …
Exoplanet Program: ExEP In Depth - Exoplanet Exploration
Nov 18, 2016 · The NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program (ExEP) science and missions represent an undertaking of unprecedented scope and ambition, promising insight into …
Exoplanet Program: Probe Scale Science and Technology …
Apr 29, 2014 · In January 2013, the NASA Astrophysics Division initiated the formation of two Science and Technology Definition Teams (STDTs) to study probe-scale (cost less than $1B) …
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) - Exoplanet Exploration
Mar 22, 2021 · The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is designed to discover thousands of exoplanets in orbit around the brightest dwarf stars in the sky. In its prime …
Standard Definition and Evaluation Team - Exoplanet Exploration
In 2016, the Astrophysics Division chartered an Exoplanet Standard Definition and Evaluation Team (ExSDET) for the purpose of providing an unbiased science yield analysis of the …
Gravitational microlensing - Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond …
Dec 15, 2022 · Light from a distant star is bent and focused by gravity as a planet passes between the star and Earth. The same method could hypothetically use our Sun to see …
Exoplanet Program: Study Analysis Groups (SAGs) - Exoplanet …
Overview: The future of exoplanet observations will begin a shift from the physical and astronomical characterization of planet size and orbital properties towards the characterization …
FAQ | Resources – Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar …
If you have a questions about exoplanets or about participating in Exoplanet Watch, you're not alone. Other people have also wondered these things. See their questions, and our answers, …
Coronagraph explanation 2 minutes – Exoplanet ... - Exoplanet …
Dec 15, 2022 · How do coronagraphs find exoplanets? Find out in this animation narrated by Dr. Nick Siegler, Technology Manager of the NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program.