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Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Reaches 8 Years in Space

Name: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Reaches 8 Years in Space
Start: 2026-04-18T00:00:00-10:00
End: 2026-04-18T23:59:59-10:00
Location: High Earth Orbit (HEO)

Apr 18

Space telescope for NASA Explorers program reaches 8th full year in space today, designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method in an area 400 times larger than that covered by Kepler / K2 mission; launched April 18, 2018.