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NASA Confirms Over 6,000 Exoplanets, Billions Await Discovery

9/23/2025

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NASA confirms over 6,000 exoplanets as of September 22, 2025.
The first exoplanet, 51 Pegasi b, was discovered in 1995, sparking decades of discoveries.
Nearly 8,000 exoplanet candidates await confirmation, with billions believed to exist.
Advanced telescopes such as James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Hubble drive discoveries; astronomers seek Earth-like planets, with WASP-193b and WASP-107b as notable cases.

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NASA confirms over 6,000 exoplanets as of September 22, 2025.
The first exoplanet, 51 Pegasi b, was discovered in 1995, sparking decades of discoveries.
Nearly 8,000 exoplanet candidates await confirmation, with billions believed to exist.
Advanced telescopes such as James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Hubble drive discoveries; astronomers seek Earth-like planets, with WASP-193b and WASP-107b as notable cases.