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Astronomers discover an exoplanet in the shape of a rugby ball

Astronomers on the European Space Agency’s Exoplanet Monitoring mission have discovered a planet orbiting the star WASP-103 in the constellation Hercules. The most distinctive feature of the discovered planet is its shape similar to a rugby ball (American football). Planets are usually round objects in space that revolve around stars. According to a report published … Read more

Discovery of an exoplanet

The planet, called TOI-2257 b, was first observed using data from NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and then observed in more detail using the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope and the SAINT-EX telescope in Mexico. Using SAINT-EX observations, the researchers were able to confirm that a planet orbits the red dwarf star every 35 … Read more