UNDERSTANDING OTHER WORLDS
What is TESS?
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite searches for planetary transits across large areas of the sky.
A wide survey
TESS monitors stellar brightness and identifies repeating dimming signals. Many targets are comparatively bright, helping follow-up observations.
Follow-up matters
A TESS signal is initially a candidate. Additional observations and analysis distinguish planets from eclipsing binary stars and other explanations.
Archive attribution
Use Explore’s facility filter to inspect archive records. Discovery facility is the credited facility in the source; it need not describe every observatory involved in a confirmation.