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August 17, 2025The Planetary Science Journal109 citationsOpen Access

The NASA Exoplanet Archive and Exoplanet Follow-up Observing Program: Data, Tools, and Usage

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JCJessie L. ChristiansenDMD. L. McElroyMHMarcy Harbut

Key Points

  • The NASA Exoplanet Archive has undergone significant updates to improve data accessibility and organization, focusing on exoplanetary systems.
  • With over 1 million files now uploaded, the Exoplanet Follow-up Observing Program coordinates vital follow-up data for current and future targets.
  • Recent restructuring of primary tables enhances how users interact with the data, adapting to the growing complexity of exoplanet studies.
  • These developments support the increasing demand for accurate information and collaboration tools among researchers in the exoplanet community.

Abstract

Abstract The NASA Exoplanet Archive (NEA) and the Exoplanet Follow-up Observing Program service are two widely used resources for the exoplanet community. The NEA provides a complete and accurate accounting of exoplanetary systems published by NASA missions and by the community in the refereed literature. In anticipation of continued exponential growth in the number of exoplanetary systems and the increasing complexity in our characterization of these systems, the NEA has restructured its primary tables and interfaces, as well as extending and standardizing their modes of access. The Exoplanet Follow-up Observing Program service provides the exoplanet community with a venue for coordinating and sharing follow-up and precursor data for exoplanets, their host stars, and stars that might eventually be targets for future planet searches and recently reached 1 million files uploaded by the community. In this paper, we describe the updates to our data holdings, functionality, accessibility, and tools, as well as future priorities for these two services.

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Christiansen et al. (2025) studied this question.

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