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Exoplanet Discoveries and Methods by nicky99999112 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Exoplanets, or extrasolar planets, are those located outside our Solar System, with the first confirmed detection occurring in 1992. As of October 2025, there are 6,128 confirmed exoplanets across 4,584 planetary systems, primarily detected through indirect methods like transit and radial velocity. Notable discoveries include the first exoplanet orbiting a main-sequence star in 1995 and the first direct imaging of an exoplanet in 2008.
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