Updates Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

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astronomynow.com : Exoplanet-hunter TESS captures razor-sharp ‘first light’ images

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NASA’s exoplanet-hunting TESS spacecraft, launched 18 April, has captured razor-sharp first-light images from all four of its 16.8-megapixel cameras, covering a 24-degree-wide strip of sky from the celestial equator to the southern pole.

“In a sea of stars brimming with new worlds, TESS is casting a wide net and will haul in a bounty of promising planets for further study,” Paul Hertz, astrophysics division director at NASA Headquarters in Washington, said in a statement. “This first light science image shows the capabilities of TESS’ cameras, and shows that the mission will realise its incredible potential in our search for another Earth.”
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TESS captured a 24-degree-wide 96-degree-long strip of stars during a 30-minute exposure on 7 August. Thirteen such strips will cover one celestial hemisphere. Click the image for a larger view. Image: NASA/MIT/TESS​

sciencenews.org : The TESS space telescope has spotted its first exoplanet

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TESS spotted the new planet, called Pi Men c, crossing in front of its bright sunlike star 60 light-years from Earth and blocking a bit of the starlight, data collected from July 25 to August 22 show. That transit revealed that the planet is 2.14 times Earth’s radius and orbits its star every 6.27 days, the TESS team reports September 18 at arXiv.org.
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