Category: tess

Astronomers find the first known exposed core of a gas giant

Post author By Randall
Post date July 6, 2020
Categories In astronomy, exoplanet, gas giant, gear, News, planet, Science, Space, Tech, tess, tomorrow, transiting exoplanet survey satellite, university of warwick

[ad_1] It’s not certain just what led to the ‘naked’ jovian world, but there are two theories. TOI-849b is so close to its star that it completes an orbit in 18 hours, raising the possibility that tidal disruptions or a planetary collision stripped it of gas. Evaporation due to starlight is a possibility, but wouldn’t […]

NASA’s TESS spacecraft discovers its smallest exoplanet to date

Post author By Randall
Post date June 30, 2019
Categories In astronomy, exoplanet, gear, l 98-59, l 98-59b, Nasa, planet, Science, Space, Tech, tess, Video

[ad_1] TESS spotted the planets by using transits (regular dips in the star’s brightness caused by passing planets). You might get more information soon, at least. TESS completes its first year of studies in July, and that could be enough to both collect more detail about the known planets and possibly spot more. This isn’t […]

NASA’s TESS spacecraft finds its first Earth-sized exoplanet

Post author By Randall
Post date April 16, 2019
Categories In astrophysical journal letters, discovery, earth-sized, hd21749c, mit, Nasa, planet, satellite, Space, spacecraft, Tech, tess, tomorrow

[ad_1] This newly identified planet is the smallest world outside our solar system that TESS has spotted. And the spacecraft’s data shows HD21749c circles its star every 7.8 days, meaning it has a tight orbit that would lead to surface temperatures of up to 800 degrees Fahrenheit. TESS has now found 10 planets smaller than […]