NASA finds second planet the size of Earth

Hunter spacecraft planet or NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has found a second planet the same size as Earth. It is possible that this planet could contain water in liquid form and orbit the same star. NASA’s TESS spacecraft launched in April 2018 and discovered 285 confirmed exoplanets and more than 6,000 planet candidates.

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One of the more interesting confirmed planets is a world dubbed TOI 700 d, which is roughly the size of Land and is in the habitable zone of its star. Now, scientists have determined that the planet has an equally enticing neighbor. The planet was detected in October 2021 when Earth-orbiting telescopes spotted something of interest.

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“We saw it for the first time and we were like, ‘Is this true? Emily Gilbert, astronomer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA in California, he told Space.com on Wednesday (11/1/2023). The discovery was presented at the 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society, in Seattle and virtually on Sunday, January 8, 2023. The TESS spacecraft found the planet by staring at the star for a month, looking for even small dips in brightness that could indicate a planet passing between the stars and telescopes. Read more in the infographic

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