Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
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The Hubble Telescope Just Sized Up an Earth-Sized Exoplanet
The Hubble Space Telescope last week ogled an exoplanet passing in front of a star in a triple system, revealing the nearby world’s mass. The world is named LTT 1445Ac, and it was discovered in 2022 by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The world orbits a red dwarf star (one in a set of…
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NASA’s TESS Space Telescope Has Spotted Its First Exoplanet
Say hello to Pi Mensae c—a small, Earth-like planet located nearly 60 light-years from our Solar System. It’s probably not able to sustain life, but it’ll go down in history as the first exoplanet detected by NASA’s new TESS satellite.
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How To Watch: NASA and Space X’s Planet Hunting Telescope Launch
NASA are about to launch a planet-hunting telescope on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. After missing their launch window back on March 20 – they’re going to give it another crack. Here’s how and when you can watch it happen.