We've Found 5,000 Exoplanets

5,000 is a lot of planets. It's especially a lot when you consider that the first extrasolar planets were discovered 30 years ago, in 1992. While we haven't quite found that second Earth yet, we've discovered all sorts of strange and interesting planets. They've been mostly gas giants, but that does make sense; gas giants are big and easy to spot, especially the ones orbiting right up close to their star. Those hot Jupiters are probably very overrepresented and not actually as common as we might think.

Anyway, not much else to say, I just thought this was a neat milestone that deserved a little mention. Here's to the next 5,000, which probably won't take another 30 years.