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NASA's Discovery of Six New Exoplanets Marks a Major Leap in Space Exploration

NASA's Discovery of Six New Exoplanets Marks a Major Leap in Space Exploration
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NASA's Discovery of Six New Exoplanets Marks a Major Leap in Space Exploration

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Milestone AchievedNASA discovers six new exoplanets, totaling 5,502 confirmed exoplanets.
New ExoplanetsHD 36384 b, TOI-198 b, TOI-2095 b, TOI-2095 c, TOI-4860 b, MWC 758 c.
First Exoplanet DiscoveryPoltergeist and Phobetor orbiting PSR B1257+12, confirmed in 1992.
CharacteristicsHD 36384 b: Super-Jupiter orbiting an M giant star.TOI-198 b: Potentially rocky, inner edge of habitable zone.TOI-2095 b & c: Hot super-Earths orbiting an M dwarf star.TOI-4860 b: Rare "hot Jupiter" orbiting an M dwarf star.MWC 758 c: Giant protoplanet orbiting a young star.
Detection MethodsRadial Velocity, Transit Method, Direct Imaging.
Space TelescopesTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), Spitzer, Hubble, James Webb.
Future MissionsNancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (May 2027), proposed Habitable Worlds Observatory.

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