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Latest TESS News Bulletins


TESS Special News Bulletin: Jan 15th

Over the summer, we announced that 22 proposals requesting funding via TESS Cycle 8 were being held in a “selectable” state, pending clarification of budget and programmatic priorities. This week, we are inviting 14 of the 22 proposals to submit Phase 2 budget proposals to NASA. Eight proposals will continue ...

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TESS Weekly Bulletin: Jan 14th

Welcome TESS followers to our latest news bulletin!

This week, we are looking at three recent papers from the archive. Enjoy, and happy holidays!

First is a double feature highlighting the precovery observations from TESS of 3I/ATLAS– the third known interstellar object passing through the Solar system. These objects ...

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TESS Special News Bulletin: Dec 18th

TESS Special Observation of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS (January 2026)

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will conduct a special observation of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in January 2026, temporarily interrupting Sector 99 to capture this rare opportunity to observe this object from another solar system. TESS's high-precision, continuous photometry ...

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TESS Weekly Bulletin: Nov 20th

Welcome TESS followers to our latest news bulletin!

This week, we are looking at three recent papers from the archive. Enjoy!

First, we highlight the discovery of a vast stellar complex surrounding the Pleiades star cluster, demonstrating how TESS observations can reveal hidden structures in well-known objects. The study combines ...

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