When Was the First Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered

question 68

Multiple Choice

When was the first confirmed exoplanet discovered?

• A) Shortly after the invention of the telescope, in the early 1600s
• B) In prehistoric times
• C) Around 350 BC, by the Ancient Greeks
• D) Early in the 21st century
• E) Near the end of the 20th century

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