NASA
Science at Nasa: Science Casts: A Sudden Multiplication of Planets
In 2014, NASA announced a breakthrough addition to the catalog of new planets. Researchers using Kepler have confirmed 715 new worlds, almost quadrupling the number of planets previously confirmed by the planet-hunting spacecraft. Some...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science Behind the News: Extrasolar Planets
Astronomers are able to map distant extrasolar planets that orbit stars other than the Sun. They mainly use two methods - the Doppler and the Transit methods. [4:35]
Crash Course
Crash Course Astronomy #27: Exoplanets
Today Phil explains that YES, there are other planets out there and astronomers have a lot of methods for detecting them. Exoplanets appear to orbit nearly every kind of star, and we've even found planets that are the same size as Earth....
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Kepler Telescope Spots Tiniest Exoplanets Yet
Reporter Ron Cowen discusses his top picks from a meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
California Academy of Sciences
Ca Academy of Sciences: Kepler's Planets
The Kepler mission is changing the way we think about exoplanets. [2:19]