Teenage ‘lava world’ is the youngest exoplanet of its type discovered so far
NASA’s exoplanet-hunter TESS recently discovered four “teenage” exoplanets, including one dramatic lava world that orbits ultra-close to its star.
2,200 exoplanet candidates discovered in 2 years: TESS has been busy
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is celebrating more than 2,200 exoplanet candidates discovered in its first two years of operations.
Astronomers discover baby sun orbited by three hot worlds in a ‘river of stars’
Astronomers have spotted a an exciting star called TOI 451, similar to our sun but much younger, which has three hot planets in orbit around it.
NASA declares initial TESS satellite mission a roaring success
NASA’s planet-hunting satellite has made lots of fascinating discoveries
This planet is hotter than a star and has four seasons every 36 hours
‘The weirdness factor is high’ with KELT-9 b
This exoplanet whizzes around its star once a week and is bombarded by flares
There’s a lot of drama going on around baby star AU Mic