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The discovery of the first extrasolar planet, 51 Pegasi, in 1995 has opened up a new and exciting area of planetary astronomy. Using a number of different techniques 170 extrasolar planets have now been discovered, and this number is rapidly increasing. Due partly to observational biases, just over half of these newly discovered planets are ‘Hot Jupiters’ — Jupiter sized planets orbiting within 1 AU of their parent stars. However, the number of giant planets discovered in more distant orbits, as seen in our own Solar System, is increasing all the time as detection techniques improve and longer time-series are analysed. In this paper, the characteristics of the extrasolar planets discovered to date will be reviewed, together with the implications these characteristics have upon theories of the formation of planetary systems in general and our own Solar System in particular. Current and future methods for detecting extrasolar planets are also reviewed, together with prospects for detecting terrestrial planets and perhaps even searching for the signs of life itself.
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Irwin, P.G.J. (2006). Jupiter-sized Planets in the Solar System and Elsewhere. In: Blondel, P., Mason, J.W. (eds) Solar System Update. Springer Praxis Books. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-37683-6_7
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