exoplanet
noun
a planet that revolves around a star other than the sun.
exoplanetary
-
a word derived from
exoplanet.
Example Sentences
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"This is certainly the first time I've ever seen a point of light appear out of nowhere in an exoplanetary system," said lead author Paul Kalas, an astronomer at the University of California, Berkeley.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 1, 2026
"First, it proves that exoplanetary atmospheres can be inhomogeneously mixed in regimes that we didn't expect," Murphy said.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024
The tidal heating that drives Io’s volcanism operates on exoplanetary systems too, and can generate “exo-Ios,” volcanic exomoons detectable by their sodium and potassium clouds near hot-Jupiter exoplanets.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2023
Vega was the first star seen to have a debris disk, and in that way, it’s sort of the grandparent of the field of exoplanetary science.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 14, 2023
The recent discovery of hundreds of planets in orbit around other stars has shown astronomers that many exoplanetary systems can be quite different from our own solar system.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
