Learn about the planets that exist outside of our solar system, and the actions scientists are taking to learn more about them. --

Solar System Planets and Exoplanets provides a current viewpoint of planetary systems. The solar system’s planets and exoplanets are addressed in an overview

The past few years have seen an incredible explosion in our knowledge of the universe. Since its 2009 launch, the Kepler satellite has discovered more than two

The past decade has delivered remarkable discoveries in the study of exoplanets. Hand-in-hand with these advances, a theoretical understanding of the myriad of

An unprecedented number of planets outside of the solar system have been found, with an explosion in the number of discoveries in recent years. Find out what ha