1.   Asked what Japanese name might be given to the first planet discovered by Subaru, Kaifu laughed.

2.   The first planet found around a star other than the sun may not really be there, a Canadian astronomer says.

3.   The first accepted planet of an ordinary star excited and puzzled astronomers.

4.   This is not the first planet that scientists have found outside our solar system.

5.   Three years ago, at another astronomy meeting, as observers were detecting the first planets around other stars, Goldin announced his vision for the Origins program.

6.   It also would be the first planet discovered by a woman.

7.   A team of California astronomers has confirmed a Swiss discovery of the first planet in a solar system like ours.