TESS Stories

TESS Status Updates

Jan. 23, 2026 NASA’s TESS Returns to Science Observations NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) entered safe mode Jan. 15 and returned to normal science operations Jan. 18.  The operations team determined the issue arose when TESS slewed to point…

NASA AI Model That Found 370 Exoplanets Now Digs Into TESS Data

Trained on data from NASA's exoplanet-hunting missions, the open-source ExoMiner++ deep learning model uses an advanced algorithm to validate new planets.

NASA’s Pandora Satellite, CubeSats to Explore Exoplanets, Beyond

Editor’s Note, Jan. 13, 2026: Mission controllers received full acquisition of signal from the Pandora spacecraft on Sunday, Jan. 11. Pandora will now begin a month of commissioning before starting science operations. Editor’s Note, Jan. 11, 2026: NASA’s Pandora and…