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Finding exoplanets at the racetrack

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The History of the First Exoplanet

The first exoplanet ever was discovered in 1992. Pulsars are neutron stars that emit radio waves at regular intervals. This pulsar is about 2,300 light years away from our solar system. The two planets were both a few times more massive than the Earth.

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