TESS
TESS satellite uncovers ‘first nearby super-Earth’
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) satellite has recently characterized the first nearby super-earth outside of our solar system- located at a distance of...
TESS discovers its third new planet, with longest orbit yet
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, scientists have discovered third small planet outside our solar system. Dubbed as HD 21749b, the planet orbits a bright, nearby...
NASA’s TESS shares first science image in hunt to find new worlds
NASA’s newest planet hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) have recently captured a detailed picture of the southern sky taken with all four of...
NASA’s planet-hunting TESS catches a comet before starting science
Before NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) science activities on July 25, 2018, the planet hunter sent back a dazzling grouping of fortunate pictures...
Symphony of stars: The science of stellar sound waves in space
Astronomers suggest that the stars in space play continuous sounds like a concert. The biggest stars make the lowest, deepest sounds, like tubas and double...
NASA’s Webb space telescope to inspect atmospheres of gas giant exoplanets
In April 2018, NASA propelled the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Its fundamental objective is to find Earth-sized planets and bigger "super-Earths" revolving nearby...