{"id":11482,"date":"2024-07-17T00:04:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T04:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/discovery-alert-with-six-new-worlds-5500-discovery-milestone-passed\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T00:04:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T04:04:07","slug":"discovery-alert-with-six-new-worlds-5500-discovery-milestone-passed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/discovery-alert-with-six-new-worlds-5500-discovery-milestone-passed\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery Alert: With Six New Worlds, 5,500 Discovery Milestone Passed!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Discovery Alert: With Six New Worlds, 5,500 Discovery Milestone Passed!<\/h2>\n

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Discovery Alert: With Six New Worlds, 5,500 Discovery Milestone Passed!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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NASA\u2019s Exoplanet Archive confirmed four new worlds, bringing the total past 5,500.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

On Aug. 24, 2023, more than three decades after the first confirmation of planets beyond our own solar system, scientists announced the discovery of six new exoplanets, stretching that number to 5,502. From zero exoplanet confirmations to over 5,500 in just a few decades, this new milestone marks another major step in the journey to understand the worlds beyond our solar system.<\/p>\n

The Discovery<\/strong><\/h2>\n

With the discovery of six new exoplanets, scientists have tipped the scales and surpassed 5,500 exoplanets found (there are now 5,502 known exoplanets, to be exact).<\/p>\n

Just about 31 years ago, in 1992, the first exoplanets were\u00a0<\/a>confirmed when scientists detected twin planets Poltergeist and Phobetor orbiting the pulsar PSR B1257+12. In March 2022, just last year, scientists celebrated passing 5,000 exoplanets discovered.<\/p>\n

Key Facts<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Scientists have discovered six new exoplanets \u2014 HD 36384 b, TOI-198 b, TOI-2095 b, TOI-2095 c, TOI-4860 b, and MWC 758 c \u2014 this has pushed the total number of confirmed exoplanets discovered to 5,502.<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n

HD 36384 b<\/strong>\u00a0is a super-Jupiter that orbits an enormous M giant star.<\/p>\n