NASA Exoplanets — Worlds Beyond Our Solar System

NASA Exoplanets — Worlds Beyond Our Solar System MCP Connector for Claude

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Explore 5,700+ confirmed exoplanets from NASA's Exoplanet Archive: search by discovery method, find habitable zone candidates, browse transit planets from Kepler and TESS missions, and analyze global discovery statistics spanning three decades of planet hunting.

4 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

Direct SQL-like access to NASA's Exoplanet Archive — the world's most comprehensive database of confirmed planets beyond our solar system.

What you can do

  • Search Planets — By name, method, facility, year
  • Transit Planets — Kepler and TESS discoveries
  • Habitable Zone — Rocky planets where water could exist
  • Statistics — Totals, methods, trends

No API Key Required

The Exoplanet Archive TAP service is completely open.

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4 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

query_confirmed_planets

Filter by planet name, discovery method (Transit, Radial Velocity, Imaging, Microlensing), discovery facility (Kepler, TESS, Keck), or year. Returns orbital period, radius, mass, equilibrium temperature. Search confirmed exoplanets by name, discovery method, facility, or year

get_transit_planets

Transit is the most productive method (>75% of all discoveries). Kepler and TESS are the primary transit missions. Get exoplanets discovered via the transit method (Kepler/TESS)

get_habitable_zone

These are the most promising candidates for life. Get exoplanets in the habitable zone — where liquid water could exist

get_planet_stats

Shows how exoplanet science has exploded since Kepler's launch in 2009. Get global exoplanet discovery statistics: totals, methods, yearly trends

See how to talk to your AI agent using NASA Exoplanets — Worlds Beyond Our Solar System.

How many exoplanets have been discovered?

🪐 **Exoplanet Discovery Stats** Total confirmed: **5,748** planets By method: - Transit: 4,234 (73.7%) - Radial Velocity: 1,081 (18.8%) - Imaging: 72 (1.3%) - Microlensing: 214 (3.7%) Peak year: 2016 (1,518 planets — Kepler batch) Active missions: TESS, JWST

Show me planets in the habitable zone

🌍 **Habitable Zone Candidates** | Planet | Radius (R⊕) | Temp (K) | Method | Year | |--------|------------|----------|--------|------| | TRAPPIST-1 e | 0.92 | 251 | Transit | 2017 | | TRAPPIST-1 f | 1.05 | 219 | Transit | 2017 | | Kepler-442 b | 1.34 | 233 | Transit | 2015 | | TOI-700 d | 1.19 | 268 | Transit | 2020 | Rocky planets (< 2 R⊕) with 200-320K equilibrium temperature.

The habitable zone ('Goldilocks zone') is the range of distances from a star where liquid water could exist on a planet's surface — not too hot, not too cold. We filter for equilibrium temperatures between 200-320K and rocky sizes (< 2 Earth radii).

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