The Twitter account for the TESS Science Science Support Center at Goddard Space Flight Center
Goddard Space Flight Center
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TESS Science Support Center retweeted
Four years ago today, we launched the TESS space telescope to search for exoplanets. So far, TESS has discovered 205 planets and has identified 5,488 planet candidates!
TESS Science Support Center retweeted
Our TESS team at NASA Goddard is hiring! Do you want to work with us in making TESS even better? Then please apply! This is planned to be a long term hire, and the person would be faculty at UMD. jobregister.aas.org/ad/8d19e…
TESS Science Support Center retweeted
With the successful completion of Sector 26, the mission will start its Extended Mission with Sector 27. See this article for a description, including changes to target selection, new data products, and pointing strategy (hello ecliptic plane / K2 fields!) archive.stsci.edu/contents/n…
TESS Science Support Center retweeted
Sector 25 should start ingesting on Monday morning US Eastern time. Second-to-last Sector from the prime mission!
Mission Update: #TESS Sector 25 is planned to start ingest on Monday morning. An announcement will be made when ingest begins. As always, check status on this page: outerspace.stsci.edu/display…
TESS Science Support Center retweeted
Can confirm that TESS is in stable fine pointing in Sector 27 - - the first sector of the Extended Mission - - back in the Southern Hemisphere. @NASA_TESS @TESSatMIT Looking forward to seeing the LMC again!
TESS Science Support Center retweeted
An image of the propulsion module for @NASA_TESS being lifted into the spacecraft @OrbitalATK
TESS Science Support Center retweeted
Solar Arrays have been integrated with the @NASA_TESS spacecraft @OrbitalATK. In this picture, one array has been partially deployed.
TESS Science Support Center retweeted
.@NASA_TESS with solar arrays stowed. @OrbitalATK spacecraft will be in this configuration when it is placed in a @SpaceX Falcon9 next year!
TESS Science Support Center retweeted
A @NASA_TESS flight camera with a lens hood attached! This camera from @MIT and @MITLL will help find new #exoplanets. @TESSatMIT
