Worldwide Team of Citizen Scientists Help Confirm a Tricky Exoplanet

Worldwide Team of Citizen Scientists Help Confirm a Tricky Exoplanet
By Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://ift.tt/0HEt42r)

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.

June 30, 2025 at 12:08AM
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