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Planet-hunter launches from Florida - BBC News
t's lift-off for a new era in planet-hunting.
The US space agency's Tess satellite has launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on a mission to find thousands of new worlds beyond our Solar System.
The mission will survey a great swathe of stars, hoping to catch the dips in brightness that occur when orbiting planets traverse their faces.
Tess's goal is to compile a catalogue that other telescopes can then focus in on for more detailed analysis.
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Big deal space probe With 'billions & billions' of stars out there in our Universe, more & more planets orbiting distant stars have been discovered. TESS will greatly increase that number.
I'm surprised that the Republicans allowed this to go into space instead of canning it & giving new tax breaks to the richest.
t's lift-off for a new era in planet-hunting.
The US space agency's Tess satellite has launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on a mission to find thousands of new worlds beyond our Solar System.
The mission will survey a great swathe of stars, hoping to catch the dips in brightness that occur when orbiting planets traverse their faces.
Tess's goal is to compile a catalogue that other telescopes can then focus in on for more detailed analysis.
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Big deal space probe With 'billions & billions' of stars out there in our Universe, more & more planets orbiting distant stars have been discovered. TESS will greatly increase that number.
I'm surprised that the Republicans allowed this to go into space instead of canning it & giving new tax breaks to the richest.