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StarDate Online | News | Extrasolar Planets
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Definition
Extrasolar planet: A planet that orbits around a star other than the Sun.

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Radio Programs
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 Title  Air Date
Fomalhaut's Planet October 25, 2009
Fomalhaut October 24, 2009
16 Cygni August 27, 2009
Keeping Watch August 20, 2009
Searching for Earths August 19, 2009

Note: Audio versions of our programs will be available the day after they air. Visit the transcript page to listen.

Image Gallery
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Planetary Smash-Up
Planetary Smash-Up
Staring Into Space
Staring Into Space
Planetary Nursery
Planetary Nursery
Planet Hunter
Planet Hunter
Looking Into the Past
Looking Into the Past

Frequently Asked Questions
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How do astronomers find planets outside our solar system?
What is the nearest star?
Are there other planets in the Milky Way?

Other Resources
StarDate Online | News | Extrasolar Planets
http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/index.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Inner Planets: Exploring Our Own Back Yard
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/inner_planets_more.html
StarDate Online | News | Extrasolar Planets Display Dazzling Array of Properties
http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200704.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/index.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Planet Formation
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/planet_form.html
StarDate Online | News | Two Discoveries Reveal Diversity of Galaxy's Extrasolar Planets
http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200606.html
StarDate Online | News | Extrasolar Planet Update
http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200510.html
StarDate Online | News | Trio of ‘Super-Earths’ Foretell Planet Finds
http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200810.html
StarDate Online | News | Three Neptunes, Asteroid Belt Circle Southern Star
http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200608.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Home Sweet Home
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/solar_system.html
StarDate Online | News | Spitzer Delves into Atmospheres of Two Exoplanets
http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200706.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Outer Planets: Realm of the Giants
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/outer_planets_more.html
StarDate Online | News | Hobby-Eberly Telescope Bags First Planet
http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200410b.html
StarDate Online | News | Telescope Ready to Listen for Cosmic ‘Howdy-Do’
http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200604.html
StarDate Online | News | Astronomers discover possible ‘water world’
http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200708.html
StarDate Online | News | Beta Pictoris Gives Up More Secrets
http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200610.html
StarDate Online | News | Spitzer Space Telescope Enters Planet Race
http://stardate.org/resources/news/planets/200410a.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Comets
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/comets.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Inner Planets
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/inner_planets.html

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