00:00I'll wager you've probably heard of Earth, Mars, Venus and the rest of the planets in
00:07our solar system.
00:08But did you know astronomers have identified more than 5,000 other planets outside of it?
00:13They're called exoplanets, and these recently released infographics are providing an interesting
00:17look at many you've probably never heard of.
00:20Science Alert reports the whole thing was put together by Slovakian amateur space enthusiast,
00:24author and artist Martin Varjic.
00:26He recently told Universe Today, quote, On the rare occasions I got to see a clear sky
00:31and the Milky Way, I was astounded by the sheer amount of stars.
00:34And that's why he has produced these, infographics showing some of our universe's more noteworthy
00:39planets.
00:40The works include over 1,000 exoplanets, each one beautifully illustrated and grouped by
00:45how hot they are.
00:47Noteworthy planets include PSR B162026b, which is the oldest exoplanet we know of, at 12.7
00:54billion years old, as well as WASP-12b, a stretched out and non-spherical gas giant.
01:00The illustrator says the data for both exoplanet infographics was gathered from three public
01:05exoplanet databases.
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