Sunday, June 29, 2025

Worldwide Team of Citizen Scientists Help Confirm a Tricky Exoplanet

A gas giant exoplanet that is similar to TOI-4465 b. Credit: NASA

Distant exoplanets can be dodgy to spot even in the best of observations. Despite the challenges, a team of astronomers just reported the discovery of a gas giant exoplanet that lies about 400 light-years from Earth. It's called TOI-4465 b and it takes 12 hours to transit across the face of its star during its 102-day orbit.



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