TESS Detects Exoplanet via Microlensing: Gaia23bra b (heise.de)

• TESS identifies first exoplanet via microlensing: Gaia23bra b.
• Planet has 1.63 Jupiter masses, orbits orange dwarf 40,000 ly away.
• Method promises detection of Earth-like planets in habitable zones.

"NASA's TESS space telescope has detected its first exoplanet using the microlensing method. The planet, designated Gaia23bra b, has 1.63 times Jupiter's mass and orbits an orange dwarf star 40,000 light-years away. The discovery was enabled by the ESA's Gaia telescope and demonstrates TESS's capability for microlensing. This method is considered promising for finding Earth-like planets in habitable zones."