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fromTheregister
3 days ago
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NASA confirms TESS temporarily felled by command error

TESS entered safe mode after a ground command left its solar arrays angled away from the Sun, causing battery discharge and temporary recovery.
fromTheregister
1 week ago
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NASA planet hunter back online after low power problem

TESS resumed science operations on January 23 after exiting safe mode caused by solar-panel misalignment and battery discharge during a slew.
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fromNature
4 months ago

Rare comet photobombs telescope's view of the cosmos

The TESS satellite accidentally imaged interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which may have been releasing gases for months before its discovery.
fromMail Online
6 months ago

NASA discovers 'super Earth' planet emitting mysterious signal

NASA has discovered a mysterious 'super-Earth' planet, TOI-1846 b, which is almost twice the size of Earth, located 154 light-years away. Its discovery involves repeated signals from a red dwarf star.
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