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NASA Discovers Distant Planet

Updated 2026-07-01 13:40 UTC 1 source Neutral

NASA’s TESS mission has discovered a super-Jupiter orbiting far from its host star for the first time. This breakthrough in exoplanet research could provide new insights into planetary formation and solar system dynamics.

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For the first time, NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has identified a planet orbiting a distant star thanks to ripples in space-time. Unlike the star-hugging transiting planets TESS regularly reveals, the newfound world is a super-Jupiter orbiting far from its host star. “
2026-07-01 12:43 UTC
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