A paper detailing the discovery has been published in The Astronomical Journal.NASAs TESS Mission Expands DiscoveriesLaunched in 2018, NASAs Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, searches for exoplanets– planets outside our solar system– that orbit the brightest stars in the sky, consisting of those that might support life.Kane was studying a star system called HD 104067 about 66 light years away from our sun that was already known to harbor a giant planet. In collecting data about that world, he unexpectedly found yet another one, bringing the total number of known worlds in the system to three.Volcanic Activity in Exoplanetary ScienceThe brand-new TESS-discovered planet is a rocky world like Earth, but 30% bigger.” Kane determined that the surface area temperature of the new world, TOI-6713.01, would be 2,600 degrees Kelvin, which is hotter than some stars.Understanding Tidal Energy and Its EffectsGravitational forces are to blame for the volcanic activity both on Io and on this world. Instead, Jupiters gravity squeezes Io so much that it emerges in volcanoes constantly,” Kane said.Similarly, there are two planets in the HD 104067 system that are further away from the star than this new world.
In collecting information about that planet, he suddenly found yet another one, bringing the overall number of recognized worlds in the system to three.Volcanic Activity in Exoplanetary ScienceThe brand-new TESS-discovered world is a rocky world like Earth, however 30% bigger.” Kane calculated that the surface area temperature level of the new planet, TOI-6713.01, would be 2,600 degrees Kelvin, which is hotter than some stars.Understanding Tidal Energy and Its EffectsGravitational forces are to blame for the volcanic activity both on Io and on this planet. Instead, Jupiters gravity squeezes Io so much that it erupts in volcanoes continuously,” Kane said.Similarly, there are two worlds in the HD 104067 system that are farther away from the star than this brand-new world.
