Illustrations of what exoplanets may look like.
Our solar systemfilled with eight planets and Plutodefined the known range of planets.
NASA recently announced5,005of these celestial bodies have been discovered.
Illustrations of what exoplanets may look like. (Photo:Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
They released a commemorative and beautiful sonification of the rapid pace of discovery over the past three decades.
Exoplanets are planets outside our solar system.
They fall into several categories, including gas giants like Jupiter.
The 5,00 exoplanets discovered so far are categorized into different types. (Photo:Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Planets like Earth are terrestrial.
Others are classed as super-Earths.
This mysterious group is not represented among our familiar planets.
Thefirst exoplanetswere discovered around a neutron star.
Now, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), launched in 2018, continues this quest.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, expected to launch in 2027, will join the mission.
Meanwhile, a European spacecraft is investigating exoplanet atmospheres to learn more about these new worlds.
In celebration of the tremendous milestone of 5,000 exoplanets, NASA created a sonification of their discovery.
This video shows the location of the exoplanets discovered each year with melodic tones.
The music created is not a tune, but rather an acoustic rendition of human progress in space exploration.
Since 1992, NASA and astronomers around the world have discovered 5,000 exoplanets.
The 5,00 exoplanets discovered so far are categorized into different types.
(Photo:Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Exoplanets are planets beyond our solar system.
There are billions more waiting to be discovered in the vast reaches of the universe.
