NASA’s TESS mission, launched in 2018, has been a game-changer in exoplanet discovery 
. With over 6,000 exoplanets discovered so far, thanks to Kepler and TESS data, researchers are turning to AI for help. Machine learning is identifying real transits from noise, making the discovery process faster.
AI to the Rescue
ExoMiner, a deep learning tool, confirmed 370 planets from Kepler data. ExoMiner++ found ~7,000 planet candidates in TESS data. This AI distinguishes between actual planets and “impostors” like eclipsing binary stars.
TESS and Beyond
TESS surveys the entire sky, covering many targets. NASA shares data and AI tools publicly, like ExoMiner++ on GitHub. The upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will record tens of thousands of exoplanet transits, accelerating discovery 
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With AI and open data, the pace of exoplanet discovery is set to quicken!