Planet-hunting satellite TESS finds 'missing link' exoplanets

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Planet-hunting satellite TESS finds 'missing link' exoplanets

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From CNN:

"(CNN)NASA's planet-hunting satellite TESS has discovered more than 20 exoplanets during its first year of observations, including some "missing link" planets entirely unlike anything in our own solar system."

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/29/world/te ... index.html

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Re: Planet-hunting satellite TESS finds 'missing link' exoplanets

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Here's another article from Ars Technica:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/07 ... lanet-lab/

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