Name: TESS Discovers Its World To Date
Uploaded: 2019-11-26T21:08:15Z
Duration: 1 min 53 s

TESS Discovers Its World To Date

Added on 26 Nov 2019

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NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has confirmed the tiniest planet in its catalog so far — one of three discovered around a bright, nearby star called L 98-59. As shown in the illustrations in this video, all could occupy the “Venus zone,” the range of distances from the star where a Venus-like atmosphere is possible. The outermost planet also has the potential for a Neptune-like atmosphere.