Planet-Hunting Satellite Discovers Its First Earth-Sized Planet | Digital Trends
Illustration by Robin Dienel, courtesy of the Carnegie Institution for Science
NASA’s planet hunting satellite, the Transiting Exoplanets Survey Satellite (TESS), has made a new discovery in the depths of space. Last month, TESS discovered its first exoplanet. And now it has achieved another milestone, locating its first Earth-sized planet and a larger sibling planet.
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