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NASA has confirmed thousands of exoplanets beyond our solar system - a number that continues to grow as new discoveries are made.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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00:00At our hearts, we are seekers.
00:07Observing stars and searching distant skies.
00:11Looking for something familiar.
00:15And three decades ago, a remarkable signal cut through the cosmic dark.
00:22The discovery of the first planet beyond our solar system orbiting a star like our own.
00:28And soon there was not just one discovery, but thousands.
00:35As our curiosity for what is out there has grown, so has our science.
00:42We are discovering a greater diversity of exoplanets than ever before.
00:48Some ablaze. Others frozen solid.
00:53A few changing the way we see our own solar system.
00:56But there's one we haven't found.
01:00A planet just like ours.
01:03At least, not yet.
01:06Is Earth the only home for life?
01:09Or are there other habitable worlds waiting to be found?
01:12With every planet we discover, we get closer to answering that question.
01:19We're entering the next great chapter of exploration.
01:24Discovering worlds beyond our imagination.
01:28To look for planets that could support life.
01:30To find our cosmic neighbors.
01:31To find our cosmic neighbors.
01:34And to remind us that the universe still holds worlds waiting to be found.
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