Exoplanets
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Extrasolar planets or exoplanets are planets outside our Solar System. First confirmed in the early 1990s, they have increasingly attracted research attention in the field of astronomy. At present, driven by the latest advances in astronomy instrumentation, more than 5000 exoplanets have been discovered. Telescopes, both ground-based and those in space, have played an essential role in the study of these planets. The recently launched James Webb Space Telescope is a milestone development, and is expected to deliver extraordinary results that will have a strong impact on exoplanets research, as well as on our understanding of the universe.
This Collection seeks to bring together original research on exoplanets, including the latest advances in the astronomy instrumentations which are required for their study.
Editors
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Judith Korth
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
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Malena Rice
Yale University, USA
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Songhu Wang
Indiana University, USA
Judith Korth is a Research Fellow of the Swedish National 
Space Agency at the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. Her research interests include the architecture and dynamics of extrasolar planetary systems. Dr Korth has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2022.
Malena Rice is
an Assistant Professor in the Yale University Astronomy Department. Her research interests include exoplanet orbital architectures, stellar spectroscopy and the properties of the distant solar system. Dr Malena Rice has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2022.
Songhu Wang is an Assistant Professor of Astronomy 
at Indiana University. His research centers on understanding the underlying mechanisms of planet formation and evolution by characterizing exoplanetary systems. Dr Wang has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2022.
