For comparison: Only 30 years ago, the numbers were measured in dozens of. It was the turning point of Kepler and TESS telescopes and TESS.
Today’s list contains various types of planets from the “Hot Jupiters ve, which revolves around the star within a few days to non -peonic objects with a orbit of just a few hours.
Some are so close to luminaires that their surfaces may be melted and iron rain is possible in the atmosphere. There are reverse examples – giants with foam density or world covered with oceans.
Most outer planets were found with the transit method by keeping the star while passing the planet. However, more attention is paid to direct observations that allow you to examine the chemical composition of the atmosphere.
Scientists: Although 6000 is an impressive figure, it is just a small part of hundreds of billions of planets that can exist in our galaxy.
The main purpose is to find the world -like worlds and to answer the question: Are we alone in the universe.
Source: Ferra
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