NASA’s planet hunting probe discovers third new planet

New York: NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered a third small planet outside our solar system, scientists report. The new planet named HD 21749b, orbits a bright, nearby dwarf star about 53 light years away in the constellation Reticulum. It appears to have the longest orbital period of the three planets so far … Continue reading NASA’s planet hunting probe discovers third new planet