| Abstract : | Since the first exoplanet discovery exactly 30 years ago, we have now discovered over
5000 exoplanets. While discovery of an exact Earth like planet around a Sun like star
still eludes us, we have made significant progress in characterizing and understanding
the Zootopia of planets.
In this Plenary talk, I shall give an overview of where the community stands in search for
Earth like planets around Sun like stars, our attempts to understand various planets and
their atmospheres. Towards the end, I shall also talk about some recent exciting observational
developments in detecting evaporating Exoplanet atmospheres and their implications on
understanding the demographics and time evolution of exoplanets. |
