TESS Has Found Thousands of Possible Exoplanets. Which Ones Should JWST Study?

TESS Has Found Thousands of Possible Exoplanets. Which Ones Should JWST Study?

There are more than 5,000 confirmed exoplanets in our galaxy. That number is going to rise significantly in the next decade. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has already cataloged more than 4,000 candidate exoplanets, and the PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO) is scheduled to launch in 2026. We will soon have more than 10,000 worlds where life might be able to survive. It’s an amazing idea, but with so many exop…