April 2019
Scanning the skies for exoplanets
... up where Kepler left off, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has begun to scan the skies with high hopes of matching, if not surpassing its predecessor by finding a treasure trove of exoplanets and perhaps landing the ultimate prize...
25 January 2021
Unique six-exoplanet system challenges theories of how planets form
... own cosmic backyard, form and evolve. Since its launch on 18 April, 2018, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has been busy searching the skies for exoplanets in orbit around the brightest dwarf stars. To date, the planet hunter has...
