Overview

• The NASA Exoplanet Archive records 6,007 confirmed planets alongside more than 8,000 additional candidates awaiting confirmation.
• About 1,000 confirmations were added in the past three years, following the 5,000 mark reached in early 2022.
• Transit surveys account for more than two thirds of detections, with over 1,100 planets found via radial velocity techniques.
• Kepler contributed more than 2,600 discoveries, while TESS has identified nearly 700 so far.
• Efforts are shifting toward atmospheric characterization with the James Webb Space Telescope, with NASA planning a Habitable World Observatory in the 2040s.