Uploaded January 2014 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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Astronomers have found more than a thousand planets in other solar systems, and thousands more candidates await confirmation. While some members of the exoplanet zoo host liquid water and could be life-friendly, others boast rainstorms of molten glass and surface temperatures hot enough to melt steel. We're here to tell you about the newest batch of otherworldly planets, discoveries straight from the world's largest astronomy conference. Join editors from +Astronomy magazine and +Discover Magazine in this Google Hangout to learn the latest about exoplanets and have your questions answered.

We'll discuss:
- How astronomers search for exoplanets
- Whether any known planets could support life
- How current and future telescopes could find Earth's twin
- Super-Earths, sub-Neptunes, hot Jupiters, and everything in between