NASA tallies over 5,000 planets beyond our solar system | TheHill - The Hill

“It’s not just a number. Each one of them is a new world, a brand-new planet. I get excited about every one because we don’t know anything about them.”

A fresh count of exoplanets floating through space has surpassed the 5,000 mark, with NASA confirming the latest batch of planets outside the immediate solar family.   As of March 21, NASA added 65 … [+2477 chars]

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