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NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has captured evidence of a Jupiter-like planet orbiting another star through gravitational microlensing, a technique based on Einstein’s relativity. This marks a first for TESS and indicates the potential to discover a new category of planets.
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has captured evidence of a Jupiter-like world orbiting another star, using a trick straight out of Einstein’s relativity: gravitational microlensing. The technique marks a first for TESS, and opens up the possibility of a whole new category of planets the spacecraft might uncover.
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