Back in the 1990s, when the first exoplanet detections were made, the best possible targets for radial velocity searches were what we now call 'hot Jupiters.' Radial velocity looks at the Doppler shift of light as a star moves first towards us, then away, tugged by the invisible planet. A massive Jupiter in a tight orbit tugged maximally, and quite often, because its orbit could be measured in mere days or weeks. It was purely selection effect, but it seemed that such planets were common, until we began to discover just how many other kinds of worlds were out there. Outer-system Jupiters like ours are a different problem. A gas giant in a multi-year orbit produces a radial velocity signature that is far smaller and dependent upon long analysis. Thus, early numbers on the existence of gas giants in the Jupiter or Saturn class and similarly far from their host star are just beginning to emerge as exoplanet science matures. We'll be learning more -- a lot more -- but tentative findings...

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