Even our closest neighboring stars are trillions of miles away. And all stars are enormous and extremely bright compared to any planets circling them. That means that picking out a planet near a distant star is like spotting a firefly right next to a brilliant lighthouse miles away.
So right now our capabilities have only recently progressed to the point where astronomers can actually find such planets.
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Why is it hard to find planets outside our solar system?
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