Following a novel, looping path that gives it an unobstructed view, the orbiting TESS will scan the sky for planets around nearby bright stars. (discovermagazine.com)
TESS — a spacecraft roughly the size of a washing machine — will search nearby bright stars for signs of planets. (newsweek.com)
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is designed to spot planets orbiting nearby bright stars (scientificamerican.com)