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Exploring Exoplanetary Wonders Unveils Potential Seventh World

A groundbreaking discovery in the realm of astronomy has unveiled a solar system brimming with intrigue, located over 270 light-years away. This newfound system boasts six confirmed exoplanets, with tantalizing hints of a seventh world yet to be fully confirmed. In a meticulous study led by...

TESS detects new ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanet orbiting a rapidly rotating star

An international team of astronomers has discovered a new "hot Jupiter" exoplanet. They have used NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to make this discovery. The newly discovered alien world is estimated to be nearly three times the mass of Jupiter. The exoplanet orbits...

Astronomers discover a planetary system by observing a nearby star HD 18599

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new planetary system by observing star HD 18599, (or TOI-179). This star appears to be orbited by a Neptune-mass exoplanet and a massive sub-stellar object. The discovery was detailed in a paper published on...

TESS found hot Earth-sized exoplanet

Astronomers have discovered a new Earth-sized planet orbiting a nearby star by using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Scientists have named the newly found alien world as GJ 3929 b. It is slightly larger and more massive than the Earth. It is also...