Exploring Nasa's latest exoplanet marvels: 6 fascinating discoveries unveiled

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40 times the size of our Sun

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40 times the size of our Sun

HD 36384 b was discovered using the radial velocity method, which measures the 'wobble' of far-off stars that is caused by the gravitational tug of orbiting planets. It Orbits a star so large that it clocks in at nearly 40 times the size of our Sun. (Photo: Nasa)

78 light years away from the Sun

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78 light years away from the Sun

Exoplanet TOI 198 b orbits star TOI 198 that lies 78 light years away from the Sun. It has about 250px of Earth's radius and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun. (Photo: Nasa)

​ First clear evidence for carbon dioxide in a planet

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​ First clear evidence for carbon dioxide in a planet

WASP-39b's atmospheric transmission spectrum captured by Webb's Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) reveals first clear evidence for carbon dioxide in a planet outside the Solar System. (Photo: Nasa)

Large and hot super-Earths

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Large and hot super-Earths

TOI-2095 b and TOI-2095 are both large, hot super-Earths that orbit in the same system around a shared star. They are so close to their star that they are more similar to Venus than Earth. (Photo: Nasa)

Saturn like protoplanet

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Saturn like protoplanet

MWC 758 c is a giant protoplanet that orbits a very young star. This star still has its protoplanetary disk, which is a rotating disc of gas and dust that can surround a young star. (Photo: Nasa)

'Hot Jupiter'

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'Hot Jupiter'

TOI-4860 b is a Jupiter-sized gas giant, or a 'hot Jupiter,' that orbits an M dwarf star. It is extremely rare for giant planets to orbit so closely to sun-like stars, and even rarer for them to orbit M-dwarf stars. (Photo: Nasa)

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