The next 30 years from the discovery of the first exoplanet banner graphic by Fabio Crameri. Full graphic available from https://s-ink.org/known-exoplanets.
Graphic design showing known exoplanets to scale coloured by year of discovery from light to dark shades by ISSI (Fabio Crameri). Full graphic available from https://s-ink.org/known-exoplanets
Published: 10 June 2025

Special event

by Fabio Crameri

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June 19 event: The next 30 years from the discovery of the first exoplanet

In 1995, ISSI was founded, and guess what? It was also the year 51 Pegasi b was discovered, making it the first exoplanet found orbiting a star just like our Sun.

Mark your calendars for June 19, 2025, because ISSI is bringing together some incredible speakers. We will have Michel Mayor, Doug Lin, and Carole Mundell sharing their expertise, along with Didier Queloz, Sara Seager, Jonathan Lunine, and Laura Kreidberg. And to top it all off, we have got Thomas Zurbuchen as the moderator and Willy Benz as our Master of Ceremonies. This is going to be an event you won’t want to miss!

So, come on down to the University of Bern (or watch the live stream) and join us for our event of the year!