Two Rocky Earth-Sized Exoplanets Discovered Around Nearby Star By NASA’s TESS

NASA’s TESS has uncovered two rocky Earth-sized planets around a nearby star, including one super-Earth with an Earth-like interior and extraordinary density. Image credit: Canva | The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel Astronomers using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) have confirmed the discovery of two rocky exoplanets orbiting a nearby K-type star, designated TOI-2322. The results, published on August 25, 2025, in a detailed paper on arXiv, highlight how the ongoing TESS mission continues to expand the catalog of known worlds beyond our solar system, with particular interest in planets that share characteristics with Earth. The TESS Mission And...