TESS Mission Flashcards
1
Q
What is the full form of TESS ?
A
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
2
Q
Whose mission is it ?
A
NASA mission that will look to identify planets orbiting the brightest stars
3
Q
Which institute led this mission ?
A
MIT and funding from Google
4
Q
When was it launched by NASA ?
A
in 2008 to discover Exoplanets
5
Q
What is TESS telescopes focus ?
A
Stars that are 30 to 100 times brighter than those examined by Kepler telescope
6
Q
How will this discovery of exoplanets help astronomers ?
A
They can better understand the structure of systems outside of our earth
