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'''Extrasolar planets''' or '''exoplanets''' are planets that orbit stars other than the sun.
'''Extrasolar planets''' or '''exoplanets''' are planets that orbit stars other than the sun.
Planets have no light source of their own, and most extrasolar planets are too far away to be seen by the light they reflect from their own suns, however some have been detected by examining light being blocked from the star that is being orbited.
Planets have no light source of their own, and most extrasolar planets are too far away to be seen by the light they reflect from their own suns, however some have been detected by the methods described below.
== Methods of detection ==
== Methods of detection ==