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This is the official Twitter for the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). will perform an all-sky survey to discover new exoplanets

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Sep 17

    . shares its "first light" image. Features in this swath of the southern sky include the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds and a globular cluster called NGC 104: Read More :

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  2. 4 hours ago

    Thanks !

    We ❤️ ! You have inspired and shown the world to believe the impossible is possible. SpaceX is proud to partner with . Happy and ad astra!
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  3. 12 hours ago

    60 Years ago was founded and planets outside of our solar system were unknown. Missions like changed that and now will be adding new discoveries! We are proud to be a part of NASA's legacy and future!

    3 replies . 69 retweets 269 likes
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  4. 13 hours ago

    A very nice picture from the launch and a shout out from in !

    : Our Launch Services Program is responsible for launching uncrewed rockets. 🚀Listen to the latest episode of the podcast to hear from two powerhouses with nearly four decades of launch experience:
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  5. Sep 25

    . is off and running to discover new planets around other stars, called exoplanets! TESS is focusing on finding near Earth-sized and super-Earth sized worlds that are around nearby, bright stars. Two candidates have been found so far, many more to go!

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  6. Sep 24

    Watch "The Countdown to T-0" video from for the path to launching ! What a road and ride it was!

    NASA's newest planet-seeking satellite , is now surveying the sky for exoplanets. The spacecraft lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL. Watch how prepared to launch this historic mission at:
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  7. Retweeted
    Sep 24

    NASA has two exoplanet-hunting telescopes scanning the sky for new planets right now – and (both look for these transit events).

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  8. Sep 24

    To celebrate the recent new planets discovered by , check out the interactive and mini-posters to print at home:

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  9. Sep 21

    We’ve been asked how we feel about the first candidate planets that have been discovered by . As TESS continues to explore for more exoplanets around other stars, we can say it is exo-ordinary! We can't wait to see what else is out there:

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  10. Sep 21

    "It is rewarding to see years of work that the team -engineers, scientists, & support staff- poured into the dream of become the reality of discovered planets. This is just the beginning; we can't wait to see what's next." - TESS Project Scientist

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  11. Sep 21

    On discovery of two candidate planets in 's first data, Deputy Director of Science said "The team is excited about what TESS might discover next. We do know that planets are out there, littering the night sky, just waiting to be found."

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  12. Sep 20

    Fun notes for 1st planet candidate: Pi Mensae star is visible in the night sky, the planet’s mass & radius show a water-like density (infers water / gases), and it’s the system’s 2nd known planet (the other has 10x Jupiter’s mass & orbits every 5.7 years).

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  13. Sep 20

    A second candidate planet has been discovered! Slightly bigger than Earth, this planet orbits LHS 3844, a M dwarf star 49 light-years away, every 11 hours. This find is being reviewed by other scientists, and we're looking forward to studying this cool "hot Earth."

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  14. Sep 19

    The team is excited to announce the mission's first candidate planet -- a super-Earth around the bright star Pi Mensae, nearly 60 light-years away. The planet orbits every 6.3 days. The discovery is now being reviewed by other scientists to validate it. Stay tuned!

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  15. Sep 18

    In case you missed it, visit to download high resolution images of 's "First Light"

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  16. Sep 17

    A great short clip showing each of views from the four cameras!

    What’s out there? Our newest planet-hunting satellite, , released its first science image capturing a huge swath of the sky. Using all four of its cameras, the satellite's full field of view included parts of a dozen constellations. More:
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  17. Sep 17

    “This swath of the sky’s southern hemisphere includes more than a dozen stars we know have transiting planets based on previous studies from ground observatories”-George Ricker PI Kavli Institute for Astrophysics & Space Research

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  18. Sep 17

    “In a sea of stars brimming with new worlds, is casting a wide net and will haul in a bounty of promising planets for further study,” said astrophysics division director . Read More:

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  19. Sep 13

    .'s Post-Launch Assessment Review (PLAR) was successful today! This review evaluated readiness of the spacecraft systems to proceed with routine operations. TESS is performing great on orbit and continues to send back exoplanet science data for further analysis!

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  20. Retweeted
    Sep 4

    What's next for finding other Earth-like worlds? of the mission (that's just getting started) says the goal is finding 50 roughly Earth-sized rocky worlds... nearby on and now today

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