NASA's planet-hunter TESS temporarily shuts off

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:53:59 GMT
Space Daily

Washington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2024 NASA's eye in the sky has unexpectedly shut off, temporarily...

Washington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2024 NASA's eye in the sky has unexpectedly shut off, temporarily interrupting its survey of space. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, which has been searching for planets like Earth outside of the solar system, unexpectedly went into "safe mode" Monday, NASA said. The space agency said it is investigating the cause of TESS's shutdown, which happened during routine ac