The discovery method utilizes Claude Code along with Opus 5.5 and Fable 5.1 AI models to analyze stellar light curves. Rabtsevich previously identified a candidate 116 light-years away that is about 1.4 times the size of Earth and orbits its star every 3.18 days. NASA has approved telescope time for its TESS mission to verify Rabtsevich's findings from Oct 31 to Nov 26.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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AI Search Finds 546 Possible Exoplanets Missing From NASA TESS List
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Astronomical data processed by independent analysts has revealed orbital patterns suggesting the presence of distant planetary bodies. A wide scale scan of 4 million stars within the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) dataset identified 546 possible exoplanets, none of which are currently listed in official NASA catalogs, according to a researcher who built upon a method developed by Pavel Rabtsevich.
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