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TOI-3785 b: A Low-Density Neptune Orbiting an M-dwarf Star

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Jessica Libby-Roberts

By Luke Powers The planet now known as TOI-3785 b was observed in 2019 by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). TESS observed periodic dips in the star’s brightness (known as a transit) that occurred every 4.67 days. As TOI-3785 … Continue reading →

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The Unusual Transit of TOI-3884b: A Pole-Spot Crossing Super-Neptune

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Jessica Libby-Roberts

The TESS Mission For the past five years, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has surveyed the sky searching for new planets orbiting our closest stellar companions. To accomplish this colossal task, this satellite stares at hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading →

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TOI-5205 b: A Forbidden Planet?

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Shubham Kanodia

The Discovery For the past four years alongside the HPF survey to discover new exoplanets, we have also been using HPF to follow-up on planet candidates discovered by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission. The TESS survey is observing … Continue reading →

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