Dr. Jessie Christiansen Wants to Help You Discover the Next Exoplanet

It’s hard to believe that just four decades ago, we had no idea whether planets existed outside our solar system. Scientists discovered the first exoplanet in 1992, and since then our understanding of the universe has changed irrevocably. Now, scientists estimate that there are as many planets around us as there are stars. The cosmos are littered with icy, gaseous, and rocky bodies that may one day reveal life on another world.

As of October 24, 2023, scientists have confirmed the existence of 5,535 planets outside of our solar system. In some ways that discovery belongs to all of us because we are part of this universe. The hunt for

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