TESS

TESS satellite uncovers ‘first nearby super-Earth’

SpaceAugust 1, 2019 10:02 AM IST

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

SpaceJanuary 8, 2019 1:18 PM IST

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

SpaceSeptember 18, 2018 10:45 AM IST

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

SpaceAugust 6, 2018 10:21 PM IST

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

SpaceJuly 31, 2018 2:21 PM IST

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

SpaceJuly 11, 2018 8:58 PM IST

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...