Archive · 1 Jul 2025
NASA Discovers New Alien World 'Cooler' than Expected
Imagine scientists with special telescopes, like NASA's TESS, that search for planets around other stars.
They found a new planet called TOI-4465 b!
This planet is huge, bigger than Jupiter.
It's a gas giant, meaning it's made mostly of gas.
It's far away, about 400 light years from Earth.
This planet is closer to its star than we are to the sun, but it's still not as hot as some other planets, so scientists think it is cool.
It takes about 102 Earth days for it to go around its star.
This new planet helps scientists learn more about different kinds of planets.
NASA's TESS and citizen scientists discovered a new exoplanet called TOI-4465 b.
The exoplanet is a gas giant located about 400 light years away from Earth.
TOI-4465 b is six times the mass and 1.25 times the width of Jupiter.
The exoplanet orbits its star in an elliptical path, completing one rotation in 102 Earth days.
TOI-4465 b has a temperature range between 93 and 204 degrees Celsius.
- Who
- NASA's TESS and citizen scientists discovered it.
- What
- The discovery of a new exoplanet named TOI-4465 b.
- When
- The discovery was made by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and citizen scientists.
- Where
- Located almost 400 light years from Earth.
- Why
- To study exoplanets and learn more about the variety of planets.
- Exoplanet Name
- TOI-4465 b
- Distance from Earth
- Approximately 400 light years
- Type
- Gas Giant
- Mass
- Six times Jupiter's mass
- Width
- 1.25 times Jupiter's width
- Orbital Period
- 102 Earth days
- Temperature
- 93 to 204 degrees Celsius