As NASA's Kepler and TESS missions got going, the number of confirmed exoplanets continued to rise. Now, NASA has announced that there are 6,000 confirmed exoplanets. Many exoplanets will be hidden in the glare from their stars, or they're so far from their stars that they're practically undetectable. The exoplanets and their orbits were confirmed with direct imaging, making them some of the few exoplanets to be directly imaged. The Habitable Worlds Observatory is just a proposal at this point, but it will search for habitable exoplanets in habitable zones and will also contribute to the ballooning list of exoplanets.