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Super-Jupiter Discovered: Prime Candidate for Future Exploration

2/26/2026

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Astronomers have discovered a super-Jupiter, TIC-65910228 b, orbiting a metal-rich star 864 light years away.
The planet weighs nearly five times Jupiter's mass and has a radius of 1.08 Jupiter radii.
Its 180.53-day orbit ranks among the longest-period transiting planets identified by NASA's TESS.
The atmosphere may contain molecular nitrogen.
Researchers say TIC-65910228 b could host stable moons or rings, making it a prime candidate for future exploration.

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Astronomers have discovered a super-Jupiter, TIC-65910228 b, orbiting a metal-rich star 864 light years away.
The planet weighs nearly five times Jupiter's mass and has a radius of 1.08 Jupiter radii.
Its 180.53-day orbit ranks among the longest-period transiting planets identified by NASA's TESS.
The atmosphere may contain molecular nitrogen.
Researchers say TIC-65910228 b could host stable moons or rings, making it a prime candidate for future exploration.