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NASA’s exoplanet hunting satellite is back and up running

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), a space-based exoplanet hunter, has resumed operations following a technical issue that caused it to be put into safe mode earlier this week.
The issue began on Wednesday, October 12, when a problem …

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Two rocky super-Earths discovered just 33 light-years away

Researchers using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) have discovered two rocky exoplanets in a system in our cosmic backyard, located just 33 light-years from Earth. These are some of the closest rocky planets discovered to date, orbit…