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NASA Confirms 6,000 Exoplanets in Official Tally

NASA says more than 8,000 additional signals await confirmation.

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NASA confirma más de 6,000 exoplanetas: ¿Estamos cerca de encontrar vida en el universo?
Los exoplanetas conocidos varían desde pequeños mundos rocosos y gigantes gaseosos hasta planetas ricos en agua y aquellos tan calientes como las estrellas.
La NASA alcanzó un hito histórico: se confirmaron 6.000 exoplanetas, planetas fuera del Sistema Solar, en apenas 30 años de exploración.

Overview

  • The catalog grew from 5,000 to 6,000 confirmed worlds in roughly three years.
  • NExScI at IPAC/Caltech maintains the count, which updates as teams worldwide validate new planets.
  • NASA notes no single object is designated the “6,000th” because confirmations occur continuously.
  • Kepler and TESS drove most detections, while Gaia and the upcoming Roman mission are expected to add thousands of new candidates.
  • JWST has analyzed atmospheres for more than 100 exoplanets, yet fewer than 100 have been directly imaged, highlighting the need for improved starlight suppression to study Earth-like worlds.