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Texas Tech physicist helps confirm distant ‘super Jupiter’ using NASA satellite in new way
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· July 1, 2026
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Key points The exoplanet, described as a 'super Jupiter', is approximately 40,000 light-years from Earth. A physicist from Texas Tech University has contributed to the confirmation of a distant exoplanet.
A physicist from Texas Tech University has contributed to the confirmation of a distant exoplanet. The exoplanet, described as a 'super Jupiter', is approximately 40,000 light-years from Earth.
The physicist, Michael Fausnaugh, was part of an international research team that utilized a NASA satellite in a new way to achieve this confirmation. Fausnaugh is an assistant professor at Texas Tech University.
Further details about this discovery and the research team's methods are available from local news sources, including KCBD in Lubbock, Texas.
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Category: local Published: July 1, 2026 Source: KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) Reading time: 1 min
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