First exoplanet found around a Sun-like star

Eliza Kempton ()

Nature, 2019, vol. 575, issue 7781, 43-44

Abstract: In 1995, astronomers detected a blisteringly hot Jupiter-mass planet orbiting closer to its host star than Mercury is to the Sun. This discovery recast our thinking of how planets form and led to a new era of exoplanetary exploration.

Keywords: Exoplanets; Planetary science; Astronomy and astrophysics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-02553-0

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