New Planet Discovered 2024 By 17-Year-Old. Nasa's planet hunter satellite tess has discovered an exoplanet orbiting two stars instead of one — and it was identified by a high school intern. Astronomers at mit, the university of liège, and elsewhere have discovered a new planet orbiting a small cold star, a mere 55 light years away.

The nearby planet is similar. Astronomers at mit, the university of liège, and elsewhere have discovered a new planet orbiting a small cold star, a mere 55 light years away.