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NASA's TESS mission has flagged nearly 6,000 potential exoplanets as of September 2025, but only 679 have been confirmed as real. Here's how astronomers separate genuine planets from eclipsing binaries and starspots, then weigh them by measuring a star's wobble.
As Earth crosses the Sun's face, it dims the Sun's light by only 0.008%. ESA's PLATO exoplanet telescope, targeting a 2027 launch, will watch over 200,000 stars for years hoping to catch that same fleeting shadow. SORABUMI explains why hunting for a second Earth is such a patient game.
The AI pipeline RAVEN analyzed light curves from 2.2 million TESS-observed stars, confirming 118 new planets and revealing that roughly 10% of Sun-like stars host a close-in planet. Here's how it works and why it matters.