NASA TESS
Astronomers Solve the Mystery of a 'Vanished' Exoplanet
After seven years of observations, the hot Jupiter exoplanet TOI-2535 b was found to be pulled off its regular orbit by an unseen companion planet.
Astronomers have unraveled the mystery behind the apparent disappearance of exoplanet TOI-2535 b following seven years of continuous monitoring.
Located 1,000 light-years away and completing its orbit in just 8.25 Earth days, the hot Jupiter was tracked using NASA's TESS space telescope between April 2019 and March 2026. Researchers confirmed that gravitational perturbations from an unseen second planet caused the orbital irregularities.