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TESS reveals fullest night-sky map yet, with nearly 6,000 exoplanet worlds
- May 13, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has released its most complete view of the starry sky to date, filling in gaps from previous observations. Nearly 6,000 colored dots scattered across the image show the locations of either confirmed or candidate exoplanets—worlds beyond our solar system—identified by the mission as of September 2025 at the end of TESS's second extended mission.
Originally published at Phys.org