The Hunt for Exoplanets Turns to Earth's Backyard
Thursday, July 28, 2016 - 16:31
in Astronomy & Space
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which is scheduled to launch in 2017 or 2018, will observe at least 200,000 relatively nearby stars, and it should end up finding thousands of alien worlds, NASA officials said.