In April 2018, NASA launched the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), the successor to the Kepler Space Telescope that revolutionized the exoplanet studies field. Like its predecessor, TESS has been scanning almost the entire sky for five years for extrasolar planets using the Transit Method. This consists of monitoring thousands of stars for periodic dips in brightness, which may indicate a planet passing in front of the star relative to the observer. To date, TESS has made 243 confirmed discoveries, with another 4562 candidates – or TESS Objects of Interest (TOI) – awaiting confirmation.
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Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 G Master lens review
We put the Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 G Master ultra-wide zoom lens to the test to see if it's worth the hefty price tag.
Elon Musk says SpaceX will keep paying for Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine
Billionaire Elon Musk said SpaceX will keep funding Starlink internet service in Ukraine, backtracking from a previous push to ask the Pentagon to foot the bill.
Astronomers discovered something strange about 'potentially hazardous' asteroid Phaethon
The asteroid Phaethon's rotational period is decreasing, which is rare for space rocks.
Shields up! Radiation coating experiment will spend six months outside space station
The International Space Station experiment is a small step towards testing this tech for lunar exploration for the Artemis program, proponents say.
Russian Angara rocket launches mysterious military satellite
Russia launched a small military satellite on Saturday (Oct. 15), pulling off its third orbital mission in less than a week.
Entire known universe recreated in Minecraft by 18-year-old
Christopher Slayton took on a challenge of galactic scale: to recreate the universe in Minecraft, a game that is usually tailored to creators building on a single world.
Watch NASA's Lucy spacecraft streak through the skies with online broadcast
NASA's spacecraft Lucy will return to Earth on Sunday (Oct. 16) as part of its 12-year-mission to visit a record number of asteroids, and the event will be available to stream live online.
NASA's asteroid scout zips past Earth today on 1st launch anniversary
A deep-space mission is celebrating the first anniversary of its launch from Earth by zipping closer to the planet than the International Space Station's orbit.
China's Shenzhou 14 astronauts snap stunning photos of Earth, the moon and more
See the spectacular photos snapped by China's Shenzhou 14 crew aboard the Tiangong space station.
SpaceX launches European TV broadcasting satellite
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket streaks into a moonlit sky over Cape Canaveral in this long exposure photo. Credit: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now / Coldlife Photography
An Airbus-built communications satellite rocketed into orbit early Saturday from Cape Canaveral on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher, bound for a high-altitude perch in geostationary orbit to beam hundreds of TV and radio channels to Eutelsat customers across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.
Astronomers Think They Have a Warning Sign for When Massive Stars are About to Explode as Supernovae
Red supergiant stars are explosions waiting to happen. They are in the last stage of their life, red and swollen as they fuse heavier elements in a last effort to keep from collapsing. But eventually, gravity will win and the red supergiant core will collapse, triggering a supernova. We know it will happen, but until recently, we didn’t know when.
Bizarre black hole is blasting a jet of plasma right at a neighboring galaxy
A black hole at the heart of a distant galaxy is blasting a neighboring galaxy with a jet of plasma moving at near light speed.
Landing on Mars: Keep straight and fly right for Martian touchdown success
Touching safely down on Mars is a true, nail biting event. Landing securely on Mars remains a delicate balance of technical skill, mixed in with hard-earned luck.
Huge DART Success, JWST Sees Weird Rings, Moon’s True Origin
DART’s results are in and they exceed all expectations. The Moon might just be a big chunk of the Earth that formed in just hours. Webb sees bizarre rings around a star, and SLS gets a new launch date… at night.
Sony A1 review
Is the Sony A1, Sony's most expensive full-frame mirrorless Alpha camera, worth the eye-watering price tag?
Europe plans to launch a quantum encryption satellite for ultrasecure communications in 2024
Europe plans to launch Eagle-1, the first space-based quantum key distribution system for the European Union, in 2024, which could lead to an ultrasecure communications network.
Spot Lucy in the sky as NASA asteroid mission slingshots past Earth early Sunday (Oct. 16)
Lucy will celebrate one year in space by approaching Earth for a gravity assist, coming so close that observers on Earth may be able to spot the spacecraft.
'Delightfully boring:' SpaceX's Dragon capsule Freedom aces 1st astronaut mission
The first mission for SpaceX's newest Dragon crew capsule could hardly have gone more smoothly.
First Eurostar Neo satellite launched
The first satellite to be built under ESA’s Eurostar Neo programme has launched.
Live coverage: SpaceX counting down to late-night launch from Cape Canaveral
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket will launch Eutelsat’s Hotbird 13F geostationary communications satellites. Follow us on Twitter.
