Tom Jacobs, a former U.S. Navy officer who has been involved with NASA’s online volunteer program since 2010, has discovered a ray of light nearly 379 lights from Earth in the agency’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) data. Years of giant gaseous exoplanets. While the TESS results help NASA officials locate new planets in space by observing changes in the brightness of nearby stars, citizen scientist Jacobs discovered a Jupiter-sized gaseous planet hidden in the data in a recent study .
The new discovery was recently published in The Astronomical Journal and presented in a virtual press conference of the American Astronomical Society. “The discovery and release of TOI-2180 b was a great collective effort, proving that professional astronomers and seasoned citizen scientists can successfully work together. It’s synergy at its best,” Jacobs said at the event. He added: “We love to contribute to science, and I love this type of investigation because I know this is a new undiscovered area that humanity has never seen before.”
While the team reported the intriguing light curve to project leader Paul Dalba and study co-author Diana Dragomir, the team observed the planet’s close proximity for more than 500 days before organizing an event in August 2021. 27 hours. The planet was undetectable by 14 sites on three continents, and the team expects it to appear again in a February 2022 TESS report.
“With this new discovery, we’re also pushing the limits of the kinds of planets we can extract from TESS observations. TESS wasn’t specifically designed to find such long-orbiting exoplanets, but our team in citizen scientists’ work With the help of excavations, these rare gems are still being excavated,” Dragomir said.
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