• Using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new exoplanet orbiting a distant star known as TIC-65910228. • The newfound alien world is slightly larger and nearly five times more massive than Jupiter. • The discovery was reported in a paper published Feb. • 13 on the arXiv pre-print server.

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  • NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has enabled the discovery of a new exoplanet orbiting the distant star TIC‑65910228. An international team of astronomers identified the planet as a “super‑Jupiter,” slightly larger than Jupiter and nearly five times its mass. The finding was announced in a paper posted to the arXiv pre‑print server on February 13. The discovery adds to the growing catalog of massive exoplanets and demonstrates TESS’s continued capability to detect large planets around faint, distant stars.

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