TessliftedofffromCapeCanaveralinFloridaonWednesdayeveninglocaltime,ridingaSpaceXFalconrocket.TheTransitingExoplanetSurveySatellitewillspendtwoyearsscouring85%of
Callingallplanetsthatorbitaroundbright,nearbystars,NASA’snewTessspacecraftislookingtodoaheadcount.TheTransitingExoplanetSurveySatellite,Tessforshort,isembarking
Ifthevagariesofweatherandrocketsciencedonotintervene,themostambitioussearchforalienworldsaroundthebrighteststarsintheskywillbeginonMondaywiththelaunchofNasa’sne