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science4 months ago•3 min saved

TESS Discovers Two Earth-Like Exoplanets Around Nearby K-Type Star

NASA's TESS has discovered two Earth-sized rocky exoplanets orbiting the nearby K-type star TOI-2322, with one orbiting every 11.3 days and the other every 20.2 days, both exhibiting properties similar to Earth and providing valuable insights into planetary structures and star-planet interactions.

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science5 months ago•3 min saved

Earth-sized Exoplanet in a Fatal Spiral Around Its Star

Astronomers using TESS have discovered a new Earth-sized exoplanet, TOI-2431 b, orbiting a nearby star every 5.4 hours, making it one of the shortest period exoplanets known. The planet is likely molten due to its proximity to its star and is a promising target for further study with the James Webb Space Telescope.

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