that of Jupiter, classifying it as a “super‑Jupiter.” Initial hints of the planet emerged from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), and an international team led by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast spent several years gathering...

Scientists used a novel technique on NASA data to uncover a previously hidden planet, revealing a world once thought out of reach. NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has identified a distant exoplanet hidden in its archive by...

The planet, which measures about 2.55 times the radius of Earth, was initially detected by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). By monitoring the subtle periodic dimming of a host star, researchers identified the candidate before...

4​σ. (CREDIT: Max Kroft et al, arXiv) Detecting an Anomaly The candidate was first spotted by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which monitors stars for the subtle brightness dips caused by passing planets. To confirm the planet’s...

The team, publishing their results in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, merged measurements from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), the high‑precision NEID spectrograph, and additional facilities capable of tracking minute shifts in...

Astronomers have discovered a rare exoplanet orbiting in the opposite direction of its host star, challenging everything we know about planetary formation. Astronomers have uncovered a celestial oddity that defies the standard models of planetary...

between planets and stars are born. The companion, designated HIP 61637 b, was first flagged by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and later examined in a study posted on arXiv. Its well‑determined mass, orbital characteristics, stellar...