In January 2019 NASA 39 s planet mdash hunting spacecraft Tess discovered a new planet three times t...........

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In January 2019, NASA's planet—hunting spacecraft Tess discovered a new planet three times the size of Earth. NASA named this

planet ...........

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SSC CPO 15th-March-2019-Shift-2

HD 31794b

HD 41479b

HD 21749b

HD 15149b

- In January 2019, NASA's TESS spacecraft discovered a new planet three times the size of Earth.

- This planet, HD 21749b, orbits a star about 53 light-years away in the constellation Reticulum.

- The discovery was significant because it added to the list of potentially habitable worlds beyond our solar system.

Options:

1. HD 31794b – No known planet with this designation was discovered by TESS.

2. HD 41479b – This is not a known planet discovered by TESS.

3. HD 21749b – This is the correct planet discovered by TESS.

4. HD 15149b – This is not a known planet discovered by TESS.

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