Dossier
TESS
Coverage of TESS in the Nexus archive.
- NASA's exoplanet mission accidentally discovers a world it was never meant to find
NASA's exoplanet telescope TESS discovered a distant world using a detection method different from its intended purpose. The mission's accidental finding highlights an unexpected capability of the telescope.
- NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS reveals its most complete look at the night sky yet
NASA's TESS exoplanet-hunting spacecraft has released its most comprehensive view of the night sky, constructed from 96 sectors of observation. As of September 2025, TESS has discovered 679 confirmed exoplanets and identified 5,165 additional exoplanet candidates.