Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite Archives

NASA Discovers Amazing Stars Hosting “Teenage” Planets

Astronomers estimate that most stars in the Universe are accompanied by planets revolving around them (aka exoplanets). About a century ago, scientists were only hypothesizing that exoplanets exist, but meanwhile, several thousands of them had been discovered. SciTechDaily announces that…

July 14, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

NASA Discovers New Worlds Bigger Than Earth Among Young Stars

It seems like the Universe itself is sometimes waiting for space explorers while smiling at them. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) of NASA launched only two years ago, and it already proves to be a very handy space tool…

February 13, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

TESS, The Next NASA’s Exoplanet Hunter, Will Launch On Monday With A SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

NASA’s TESS, the next exoplanet hunter, will launch on Monday with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The launch, under normal circumstances, will commence on Monday morning, starting at 6:32 EDT, from the Launch Complex 40 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force…

April 14, 2018 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

NASA Has Set The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite or TESS Launch Date For April 16th

After NASA has exposed that its current exoplanets-hunting telescope, the Kepler Space Telescope will remain without fuel in a few months, now, NASA has just stated that it will launch the brand-new exoplanets-hunting telescope, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS),…

March 20, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0