What is Exoplanet Watch?
Exoplanet Watch promotes a welcoming and inclusive community. Anyone and everyone can participate and be a Watcher!
Join over 2,520 Watchers on our Slack!
Questions? Email exoplanetwatch@jpl.nasa.gov.
Beginners are always welcome!
Want to engage with Watchers in new scientific discoveries?
- Brand new? Start here with this New User Checklist.
- Invite your friends! NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE NEEDED! NO TELESCOPE NEEDED!
- Join our Slack Workspace, the primary way Watchers communicate. Ask questions, get answers, suggest an exoplanet to observe, see beautiful astrophotography, and more.
- Participate in the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) Exoplanet Section Forum
By participating in Exoplanet Watch, you agree to abide by the American Astronomical Society’s Code of Ethics and its Anti-Harassment Policies. To report an issue, please feel free to contact us via email, our anonymous form, or contact JPL’s Ethics Program.
Community Highlights
Watcher of the Month
Watchers can apply/nominate others for a chance to be featured here as well as in our monthly newsletter. To sign up for the monthly newsletters, subscribe in the sidebar or follow the instructions here.
Manoli Seco
Grandmother - Canary Islands
What inspires you about studying exoplanets?
The Universe fascinates me.
What inspires you about participating in citizen science?
Adding a little of my time towards the great discovery of life outside the solar system.
What else would you like us to know about you?
I'm just a normal person grateful for being able to take part in something so amazing.
Click here to see past Members of the Month
Astrophoto of the Month
Watchers can post in our #astrophotography Slack channel for a chance to be featured here as well as in our monthly newsletter. To sign up for the monthly newsletters, subscribe in the sidebar or follow the instructions here.
Saturn by Fardin Bin Mosabbir S. M.
“Orion skyquest xt6 plus, oppo reno 5. Processed through pipp, autostakkert, registax6. Dhaka, Bangladesh.”
See the original and more on Slack.
Read more about the Jewel of the Solar System.
If you have any photos you would like to share with the Exoplanet Watch team, post them on our #astrophotography Slack channel. We would love to see them!
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