New exoplanet discovered in habitable zone of a multi-star system 

A team of professional and citizen scientists has found a Neptune-like exoplanet orbiting one of two Sun-like stars in a binary system. The planet, dubbed TOI 4633 c (and nicknamed Percival), was identified using data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).  The exoplanet was spotted when it passed in front of its host star,Continue reading “New exoplanet discovered in habitable zone of a multi-star system ”
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