The space-based TESS satellite that uses the transit method to measure the small drops of a stellar light when an exoplanet passes in front of it. TESS allowed for the characterisation of the sub-Neptune HD88986b by accurately determining the size of the (IMAGE)

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The space-based TESS satellite that uses the transit method to measure the small drops of a stellar light when an exoplanet passes in front of it. TESS allowed for the characterisation of the sub-Neptune HD88986b by accurately determining the size of the

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The space-based TESS satellite that uses the transit method to measure the small drops of a stellar light when an exoplanet passes in front of it. TESS allowed for the characterisation of the sub-Neptune HD88986b by accurately determining the size of the planet (© NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center).

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