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PLANET NAME

PLANET TYPE

DISCOVERY DATE

DETECTION METHOD

When a planet passes directly between its star and an observer, it dims the star's light by a measurable amount.

Orbiting planets cause stars to wobble in space, causing an observable shift in the color of the star's light.

Light from a distant star is bent and focused by gravity as a planet passes between the star and Earth.

Astronomers can take pictures of exoplanets using techniques that remove the overwhelming glare of the stars they orbit