Exo Planets and Planets difference? After hearing that it has been confirmed that we found seven similar exoplanets like earth. I thought exoplanets were dead stars. After doing a little bit of research I found out that exoplanets are planets that are orbiting a star, NOT the sun. But isn't a star like the Sun? Can someone please explain this to me?
Not all planets are exoplanets, but all exoplanets are planets.

When we differentiate the two, we use "planets" to refer to the eight planets revolving around our Sun. The Greek prefix "exo" (outside) should indicate that exoplanets orbit other stars.

In reality, you can call exoplanets "planets", and you'll often hear "Astronomers have found x planets around star y". The word "exoplanet" is used interchangeably with planets from other planetary systems.