Exoplanet

13 bodies

51 Pegasi b

Exoplanet51 Pegasi4.23 days

The first confirmed exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star, discovered in 1995. A hot Jupiter ...

Proxima Centauri b

ExoplanetProxima Centauri11.2 days

The closest known exoplanet to Earth at 4.24 light-years. Orbits in the habitable zone of ...

TRAPPIST-1e

ExoplanetTRAPPIST-16.1 days

One of seven Earth-sized planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. Considered the most likely to b...

Kepler-452b

ExoplanetKepler-452385 days

Called Earth 2.0 due to its similarity. About 60 percent larger than Earth. Orbits in the ...

Gliese 667 Cc

ExoplanetGliese 667 C28 days

A super-Earth in the habitable zone of a triple star system. About 3.8 times Earths mass. ...

Kepler-22b

ExoplanetKepler-22290 days

The first planet confirmed by Kepler to orbit in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. Ab...

Kepler-186f

ExoplanetKepler-186130 days

The first Earth-size planet found in a habitable zone, announced in 2014. Orbits a cool re...

55 Cancri e

Exoplanet55 Cancri0.74 days

A super-Earth so close to its star that its surface may be an ocean of lava. Orbits in jus...

HD 189733b

ExoplanetHD 1897332.2 days

A hot Jupiter 63 light-years away in Vulpecula. Its deep blue color comes from silicate cl...

GJ 1214b

ExoplanetGJ 12141.6 days

A water-world candidate orbiting a nearby red dwarf 48 light-years away. About 2.7 times t...

K2-18b

ExoplanetK2-1833 days

A sub-Neptune 124 light-years away with water vapor detected in its atmosphere. The James ...

Kepler-16b

ExoplanetKepler-16229 days

A real-life Tatooine, orbiting two stars like the Star Wars home of Luke Skywalker. The fi...

HR 8799b

ExoplanetHR 8799452 years

One of the first exoplanets ever directly photographed, imaged in 2008. Part of a four-pla...