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USRA Scientist Unlocks Crucial Data, Validating Rare Discovery of a Synchronized Six-Planet System

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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The planets in the HD 110067 system revolve around the star in a precise orbital pattern.

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  • The planets in the HD 110067 system revolve around the star in a precise orbital pattern.
  • When the closest planet to the star makes 3 full revolutions, the second one makes exactly 2 during the same period.
  • Among the over 5500 exoplanets discovered so far, it is not uncommon to discover several planets orbiting a star.
  • Rapetti's code was the game changer in enabling the research team to complete this discovery, confirming a six-planet resonance chain.

NASA Discoveries Highlighted at American Astronomical Society Meeting

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Monday, June 13, 2022
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WASHINGTON, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists will discuss new research from NASA missions on topics ranging from exoplanets to citizen science discoveries at the 240th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS).

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  • WASHINGTON, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists will discuss new research from NASA missions on topics ranging from exoplanets to citizen science discoveries at the 240th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS).
  • The meeting began Sunday, June 12, and continues through Thursday, June 16, at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.
  • Agency leaders and researchers will discuss the latest developments in astrophysics during various press conferences, scientific sessions, and town halls.
  • For more information on the meeting, including press registration and the complete meeting schedule, visit:
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Voyager Space and Space Micro Inc. Announce Strategic Agreement

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Monday, November 22, 2021
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DENVER, Nov. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager Space Inc. (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration and infrastructure, today announced its intent to acquire a majority stake in San Diego-based Space Micro .

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  • DENVER, Nov. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Voyager Space Inc. (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration and infrastructure, today announced its intent to acquire a majority stake in San Diego-based Space Micro .
  • As part of the agreement, Voyager intends to provide strategic operations support to help advance Space Micro's technology throughput to civil, commercial, and defense customers.
  • "For almost two decades Space Micro has developed game-changing technologies and provided trusted high-performance satellite communications systems," says Space Micro Co-Founder and Chairman, David Strobel.
  • "Space Micro is a perfect addition to Voyager's growing NewSpace portfolio of entrepreneurs and technology capabilities," says Matthew Kuta, President and COO of Voyager Space.

Deep Neural Networks Find 301 More Planets Increasing Kepler's Total Count

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Monday, November 22, 2021
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The throng of planets is the latest to join the 4,569 already validated planets orbiting a multitude of distant stars.

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  • The throng of planets is the latest to join the 4,569 already validated planets orbiting a multitude of distant stars.
  • Deep neural networks are machine learning methods that automatically learn a task when provided with enough data.
  • ExoMiner is a new deep neural network that leverages NASA's Supercomputer, Pleiades, and can distinguish real exoplanets from different types of imposters, or "false positives."
  • The Astrophysical Journal paper explains that ExoMiner validated the 301 planets using data from the remaining set of possible planets or candidates in the Kepler Archive.

TESS Research Foundation Selected as Part of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Rare As One Project

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Monday, February 3, 2020
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Today, TESS Research Foundation (TESS) was announced as an awardee of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) Rare As One Project.

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  • Today, TESS Research Foundation (TESS) was announced as an awardee of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) Rare As One Project.
  • TESS Research Foundation was one of only 30 patient-led organizations in the country to be selected and was awarded $450,000 in grant funding.
  • The Nyes launched TESS Research Foundation in 2015 to fund research to better understand why mutations in the SLC13A5 gene cause neurological disease and to find the best treatment options.
  • For more information about TESS Research Foundation and for complete bios on the Scientific Advisory Board, visit www.TESSresearch.org .

NASA to Announce New Discoveries at Annual Astronomy Meeting

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Tuesday, December 31, 2019
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NASA-related briefings will stream live on the agency's website .

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  • NASA-related briefings will stream live on the agency's website .
  • All briefings will take place at 3:15 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. EST, starting Sunday, Jan. 5.
  • Topics include:
    Otherworldly discoveries from NASA's planet hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite ( TESS )
    Agency scientists and their colleagues who use NASA research capabilities also will present noteworthy findings during scientific sessions that are open to registered media.
  • For a complete and up-to-date schedule of briefings, media participation, and full webcast information, visit:
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NASA Scientist to Discuss "Solving the Puzzles of Planet Formation in the Modern Era of Planet-Hunting" at Library of Congress Lecture

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Friday, May 3, 2019
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WASHINGTON, May 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The public is invited to a free talkcalled Solving the Puzzles of Planet Formation in the Modern Era of Planet-Hunting,' with Elisa Quintana, NASA Astrophysicist.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The public is invited to a free talkcalled Solving the Puzzles of Planet Formation in the Modern Era of Planet-Hunting,' with Elisa Quintana, NASA Astrophysicist.
  • Quintana is the Deputy Project Scientist for NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission and works at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
  • She is a speaker in the2019 NASA Goddard Lectures Series at the Library of Congress.
  • The Library of Congress maintains one of the largest and most diverse collections of scientific and technical information in the world.

NASA to Hold Media Call on Status of Kepler Space Telescope Today

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA is hosting a media teleconference on the status of the Kepler space telescope today, Oct. 30, at 3 p.m. EDT.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA is hosting a media teleconference on the status of the Kepler space telescope today, Oct. 30, at 3 p.m. EDT.
  • Padi Boyd, project scientist for NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland
    Media who would like to participate in the teleconference should e-mail their name, affiliation and telephone number to Felicia Chou at [email protected] no later than 2 p.m. EDT.
  • Questions can be submitted via Twitter during and after the teleconference using the hashtag #askNASA.
  • The teleconference audio will also be streamed live at:
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NASA Planet Hunter on Its Way to Orbit

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Thursday, April 19, 2018
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"Each time the spacecraft passes close to Earth, it will transmit full-frame images taken with the cameras.

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  • "Each time the spacecraft passes close to Earth, it will transmit full-frame images taken with the cameras.
  • A transit occurs when a planet passes in front of its star from the observer's perspective, causing a periodic and regular dip in the star's brightness.
  • TESS is a NASA Astrophysics Explorer mission led and operated by MIT and managed by Goddard.
  • Additional partners include Orbital ATK, NASA's Ames Research Center, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and the Space Telescope Science Institute.

NASA TV Updates Launch Coverage for Planet-Hunting Mission TESS

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
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The launch originally had been scheduled for April 16.

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  • The launch originally had been scheduled for April 16.
  • Live NASA TV launch coverage begins at 6:30 p.m., and will be broadcast on NASA Television and the agency's website.
  • With TESS, NASA is taking the next step in the search for planets outside of our solar system.
  • The mission will find exoplanets that periodically block part of the light from their host stars, events called transits.