A living atlas of confirmed exoplanets,
planetary systems and new discoveries.
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Checks every 2 minutesNASA archive bulletins ↗ · ¹ Includes NASA’s three additions announced on 1 October 2026 when viewing October, plus later additions detected by this atlas, without double counting. Archive addition dates differ from scientific discovery dates.
October additions verified against NASA’s archive bulletin, alongside newly detected records.
Choose a family of planets. Open the row, meet a few worlds, and follow the science.
Small worlds, roughly Earth-sized. A radius alone does not establish a rocky composition.
Categories are browsing conventions. Size alone does not establish composition, atmosphere or habitability.
Larger than Earth and smaller than Neptune. The name describes size, not Earth-like conditions.
Categories are browsing conventions. Size alone does not establish composition, atmosphere or habitability.
Intermediate-sized planets whose atmospheres and interiors can differ greatly.
Categories are browsing conventions. Size alone does not establish composition, atmosphere or habitability.
Large planets comparable in size to Jupiter, often with substantial gaseous envelopes.
Categories are browsing conventions. Size alone does not establish composition, atmosphere or habitability.
Giant planets on very short orbits. We use a radius of at least 6 Earth radii and a year under 10 days.
Categories are browsing conventions. Size alone does not establish composition, atmosphere or habitability.
Planets that circle their stars in less than one Earth day.
Categories are browsing conventions. Size alone does not establish composition, atmosphere or habitability.
Planets in systems with two or more stars. This does not itself establish that a planet orbits both stars.
Categories are browsing conventions. Size alone does not establish composition, atmosphere or habitability.
Extraordinary places. Careful science. A starting point for your next exploration.
A sub-Neptune that asks big questions about small worlds.
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One small world in an extraordinary seven-planet family.
Explore world →A world in our nearest stellar neighbourhood.
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A giant planet on an exceptionally short year.
Explore world →A super-Earth with a year measured in hours.
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An Earth-sized discovery around a distant red dwarf.
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A planet in a stellar family with two suns.
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A close-orbiting giant with an atmospheric story.
Explore world →Most exoplanets have never been directly imaged. Our labelled illustrations are interpretive, with credits and context on each planet page.
Small worlds. Temperate orbits. Big unanswered questions.
“Earth 2.0” is an invitation to explore, not a scientific classification. These are confirmed planets selected as promising research targets, not unconfirmed planet candidates or a ranked list of Earth twins. No Earth twin, surface ocean or life is established here.
A nearby laboratory for rocky worlds.
Its Earth-like size and position in the habitable zone make it a valuable target for atmospheric studies.
Scientific context · NASA ↗
A small world in a temperate orbit.
An Earth-sized planet discovered by TESS in its red-dwarf star’s habitable zone.
Scientific context · NASA ↗A milestone in the search for Earth-sized worlds.
The first validated Earth-sized planet found in the habitable zone of another star.
Scientific context · NASA ↗The nearest place to ask the question.
A planet in our nearest stellar neighbourhood, with an orbit in its star’s habitable zone and a mass comparable to Earth.
Scientific context · NASA ↗Records from the current catalogue, with the uncertainties that come with them.
Proxima Cen b↗
Largest recorded radius87.2Earth radiiV2376 Ori b↗
Smallest recorded radius0.3098Earth radiiKepler-37 b↗
Shortest year0.0907Earth daysPSR J1719-1438 b↗
Longest year402,000,000Earth daysCOCONUTS-2 b↗
Highest equilibrium estimate7,777.8kelvin · estimatedKOI-55 b↗
MOST CONFIRMED WORLDS IN A SYSTEM8confirmed planetsKOI-351 ↗
Archive estimates and limits are not definitive physical records. Equilibrium temperature is not a measured surface temperature.
Meet TRAPPIST-1: a compact system around an ultra-cool red dwarf, and one of our most intriguing planetary neighbourhoods.
A suitable atmosphere would still be needed for surface liquid water. Their actual surface conditions are not shown.
The year a world is discovered, the date a paper is published, and the day it joins an archive can differ. We keep those labels separate.
How we keep the record honest ↗Astronomers look for repeatable signals in light, motion and gravity, then test whether a planet is the best explanation.
Read the guide ↗It is a range of distances where an appropriate atmosphere could allow liquid water on a planet’s surface.
Read the guide ↗A convenient label for planets larger than Earth and smaller than Neptune, with no promise of Earth-like conditions.
Read the guide ↗Yes, a small subset has been directly imaged. Most familiar exoplanet pictures are artist’s impressions.
Read the guide ↗The total changes as the archive accepts new confirmations. Our live statistics count the confirmed records held in the local catalogue.
Read the guide ↗6,375 confirmed worlds. One unexpected destination.
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