Scientists step closer to finding alien life as astronomers discover 85 new planets | Science | News
Astronomers might be getting closer to finding aliens after finding 85 possible planets beyond our Solar System that could potentially support life. These new planets were discovered by studying NASA data and there’s a chance they could sustain life. Scientists examined lots of data from NASA to find new planets similar in size to Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune. They looked at over a million stars and found numerous new exoplanets – planets that orbit different stars than our Sun. These fresh discoveries were made using info from a NASA mission called TESS (Transitioning Exoplanet Survey Satellite). Scientists now know that these new planets are much cooler than those found in the original TESS mission, which started in April 2018. READ MORE: Flight attendant gobsmacked after claiming sighting of hot pink ‘UFO’ flashing across sky Typically, at least three transits need to be seen to discover an exoplanet using TESS to determine how long they take to orbit their star. However, in this new study, systems that only transit twice were targeted. This results in exoplanet …