Scientists have found six new exoplanets

Scientists have found six new exoplanets: HD 36384 b, TOI-198 b, TOI-2095 b, TOI-2095 c, TOI-4860 b, and MWC 758 c. This brings the total number of confirmed exoplanets to 5,502.

Details

• HD 36384 b: A super-Jupiter orbiting a massive M giant star. Discovered using the radial velocity method, which detects the star’s “wobble” caused by the gravitational pull of the planet. This planet orbits a star nearly 40 times the size of our Sun.
• TOI-198 b: A potentially rocky planet located on the inner edge of the habitable zone around an M dwarf star. Discovered using the transit method, which spots planets as they cross in front of their stars, causing a temporary dimming.
• TOI-2095 b and TOI-2095 c: Large, hot super-Earths orbiting the same M dwarf star. Both were discovered using the transit method. They are so close to their star that they are likely more similar to Venus than Earth.
• TOI-4860 b: A Jupiter-sized gas giant, or “hot Jupiter,” orbiting an M dwarf star. Discovered using the transit method, it completes an orbit every 1.52 days, making it very close to its star. Such close orbits are rare for giant planets around M-dwarf stars.
• MWC 758 c: A giant protoplanet orbiting a very young star that still has a protoplanetary disk of gas and dust. Discovered using direct imaging, it was found making spiral patterns in the disk. It is one of the first exoplanets found in a system with a protoplanetary disk.

The field of exoplanet science has rapidly advanced since the first exoplanet was confirmed in 1992, and ongoing technological progress promises an exciting future for discovering new worlds.