(The Gist of Science Reporter) NASA’s TESS Unveils New Planetary System [JANUARY-2020]

(The Gist of Science Reporter) NASA’s TESS Unveils New Planetary System [JANUARY-2020]

NASA’s TESS Unveils New Planetary System

• Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) of NASA discovered a new planetary system comprising three new planets orbiting a nearby dwarf star called TESS Object of Interest (TOI) 270.
• The newly found planetary system is about 73 light-years away in the Southern Constellation of the Pictor.
• The dwarf star is 40% smaller than the sun in size and mass both.
• The new planetary system will enable a better understanding of the formation and evolution of planetary systems.
• A study describing the system was published in the journal Nature Astronomy.

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