National Geographic
@NatGeoOct 14
For a long time, we knew only the planets in our cosmic backyard. Today, we know thousands of other worlds are orbiting distant stars. Discover more about LOST IN SPACE: 5,000 Facts for Navigating the Universe: books.disney.com/book/lost-i…

Oct 14, 2026 · 1:02 PM UTC

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It’s incredible how many worlds are out there beyond our cosmic backyard. The universe keeps getting more fascinating!
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National Geographic
@NatGeoOct 14
And there's still more to discover!
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I would say that it was obvious that there would be loads of worlds in the universe and would have alien life in them We’re not the only galaxy
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Thousands of confirmed worlds and the count keeps growing. The more we look, the more the heavens declare the glory of God, as Psalm 19 says.
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,000 facts is a lot of universe to get lost in
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It fascinates me that astronomers might be measuring changes in position instead of changes in velocity when they are seeing shifted spectrum lines, although I presume that is not the prevailing explanation in their thought audios and images.
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WoW!
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the scale of it all never stops being humbling
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exoplanets still feel like science fiction made real
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Thousands of worlds, and we’ve barely started looking
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The universe is full of surprises—can't wait to dive into these 5,000 facts!
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Absolutely breathtaking
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That's crazy!
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That tiny red dot in the exoplanet image is doing a lot of work on my sense of scale. It’s one thing to hear “thousands of worlds” and another to actually see one.
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Space really refuses to be boring
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wonder what's out ther
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tiny reminder that our solar system is just one neighborhood
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Julian C
@JulianUnlockedOct 14
I always wonder if any of those far-off planets have someone staring back, asking the same questions.
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Imagine the weird weather reports on some of those planets
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From a handful of backyard planets to thousands of other worlds is a wild jump. Which fact in that book surprised you most?
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we went from knowing a handful of planets to thousands of exoplanets, and it still feels like we've barely checked the mailbox
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National Geographic once inspired people to explore the world; now it feels increasingly focused on selling books and repackaging facts we can find online for free. Discovery should be about groundbreaking research and real exploration, not just marketing another product.
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