![A traveler is seen on a travel poster for the first exoplanets. The person is sitting at a table covered in postcards overlooking a window filled with a view of a star filled sky. One of the postcards says 51 Pegasi b, which was the first exoplanet discovered orbiting a sun-like star. The poster [MSR1] says, "Greetings from the first exoplanet."](./assets/images/51-pegasi-b/2363_FIRST_Peg_51_BLANK.jpeg)
51 Pegasi b
Greetings from your first exoplanets
The first exoplanets were discovered in the early 1990s orbiting pulsars. Nods to these early discoveries are scattered across the table.
In 1995, 51 Pegasi b was the first exoplanet confirmed around a Sun-like star, igniting a new age of discovery.
This "hot Jupiter" is bigger than the biggest planet in our solar system, and orbits its star so tightly that its "year" is only four days long. The discovery opened the floodgates; today it is one of more than 5,000 confirmed exoplanets among the billions we suspect are out there.
Pulsars are the collapsed cores of exploded massive stars. They spin rapidly and "pulse" with radiation.
This traveler is on quite the adventure! Notice one Travel Bureau destination? This souvenir is from Kepler-16b!
We imagine that even as our technology improves to allow galactic grand voyages, people will still want mementos and to share their travels with others.
