# NASA Confirms 5,000 Exoplanets Beyond Our Solar System: Each a ‘New World’

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/nasa-confirms-5000-exoplanets-beyond-our-solar-system-each-a-new-world/
- Published: 2022-03-23T09:30:03-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

This illustration shows what exoplanets might look like. NASA/JPL-Caltech. Article by Amanda Kooser. CNET &#8211; March 21, 2022.  NASA JPL announced a cosmic milestone on Monday with the confirmed discovery of more than 5,000 exoplanets. A new batch of 65 planets located outside our solar system joined the NASA Exoplanet Archive, triggering a celebratory mood. &#8220;It&#8217;s not just a number,&#8221; Exoplanet Archive science lead Jessie Christiansen said in a statement. &#8220;Each one of them is a new world, a brand new planet. I get excited about every one because we don&#8217;t know anything about them.&#8221; [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at www.cnet.com &nbsp; Video: NASA confirms 5,000 Planets – and Counting &#8211; NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory &nbsp;