Since 1995, well over two dozen new planets orbiting other stars have been detected, changing our views about the number of total planets in our galaxy and redefining our theories of solar system and planet formation.

• Discovery of Extrasolar Planets -- Geoff Marcy's page: articles
•        (includes a good Sci. Amer. article), search details, planet candidate properties
• Discovery of Planet around 51Peg
• A Parade of New Planets -- Sci. Amer. articles, May 1996
• The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia -- an extrasolar planets guide
• Extrasolar Visions
• Kepler: A Search for Habitable Planets --proposed mission for detecting extrasolar planets