NASA spots six alien worlds rotating beyond Solar System, two are 'hot super-Earths'

NASA has scripted history by discoveringsix unknown worlds outside our Solar System, which has pushed the number of exoplanets hunted so far to 5,502.

The new find is likely to further expand the understanding of life beyond Earth and the Solar System.

In 1992, the scientistshad found the first exoplanets- which were twin planets, Poltergeist and Phobetor - which orbited the pulsar PSR B1257+12.

What are these six exoplanets?

The six new exoplanets discovered are HD 36384 b, TOI-198 b, TOI-2095 b, TOI-2095 c, TOI-4860 b, and MWC 758 c.

HD 36384 b is a type of super-Jupiter which orbits a huge M giant star.' The scientists discovered this planet with the help of the radial velocity method.

TOI-198 b has been identified as a rocky planet which orbits on the habitable zone's innermost edge around the M dwarf star. The scientists used the transit method to detect this planet.

Meanwhile, TOI-2095 b andTOI-2095 c emerged as large and hot super-Earths which have been orbiting the same M dwarf star.

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Even though they are being called super-Earth, they share more similarity with Venus.

TOI-4860 b is a “hot Jupiter" or Jupiter-sized gas giant which orbits an M dwarf star. The planet completes an orbit every 1.52 days which means it is close to its star.

MWC 758 c is a type of giant protoplanet which has been orbiting a very young star. There is a protoplanetary disk on this star which is a rotating disc of dust and gas and can surround a young star.

When the scientists discovered the planet using direct imaging, it was discovered carving spiral arms into the protoplanetary disk of the star.

(With inputs from agencies)