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A gas giant planet looms in the foreground at right, illuminated by a pair of stars, in this artist’s concept of a world in a binary system. NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has found planets in two binary star systems by looking for stellar dimming as the planets cross in front of one of the stars. Astronomers have now demonstrated a new method of finding planets in these systems by focusing on the timing of the stars’ mutual eclipses. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Smith (USRA)

Astronomy & Telescopes, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release

Stellar Eclipses Observed By TESS Shed Light On Possible New Worlds

by Keith CowingMay 5, 2026May 5, 2026

A study of NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) data on stellar pairs undergoing mutual eclipses has uncovered more than two dozen candidate exoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system. […]

125 flares discovered in CM Draconis, stacked together and aligned to have a peak at 𝑡 = 0.

Astronomy & Telescopes, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Proxima Centauri, Radiation, Space Weather & Heliophysics, Status Report, Stellar Cartography, TRAPPIST-1

Identifying Flare Locations Through Exoplanet Transit Occultations

by Keith CowingJanuary 11, 2025

M dwarfs are the most common stars in the galaxy, with long lifespans, a high occurrence rate of rocky planets, and close-in habitable zones.

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Stellar Eclipses Observed By TESS Shed Light On Possible New Worlds

Identifying Flare Locations Through Exoplanet Transit Occultations

Dragonfly Titan Astrobiology Droid Clears Key Tests

Expedition Led By MBARI Researchers Reveals A Remarkable, And Rare, Form Of Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vents

SwRI Study Found Primordial Mini-moons May Explain Meteorite Composition

The Galactic Centre G+0.633-0.0604 Molecular Cloud: A New Astrochemical Gold Mine. I. Gas Physical Properties

Researchers Confirm The Cause Of Earth’s Biggest Mass Extinction