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LHS 1815 b

World type: eyeball
Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2020
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LHS 1815 b is an intriguing exoplanet discovered in 2020 by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS for short. This space explorer spots distant worlds by catching them as they pass in front of their stars, dimming their light just a bit. LHS 1815 b orbits its host star, LHS 1815, and is quite the cosmic traveler, located out in the vastness of space beyond our solar system. While it doesn’t have a fancy proper name yet, this planet caught astronomers' attention thanks to its transit method discovery, revealing secrets about distant worlds one tiny dip in starlight at a time. Think of LHS 1815 b as a distant twinkle with a story, reminding us how many amazing planets are waiting to be explored!