After a quick listener question from Graham in Highfields, Australia, this
week’s show is all about TESS: The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.
TESS is a brand new space telescope that, at the time of recording, was
sitting atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, preparing for launch. Once in orbit,
TESS will spend two years scanning almost the entire sky searching for
exoplanets around stars in our local area of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Emily is particularly excited because the data TESS will send back will
also contain loads of info for astronomers interested in variable stars,
her own area of expertise.
So keep your fingers and toes crossed for a safe launch and successful
mission. Go TESS go!
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