«TESS anticipates the discovery of thousands of exoplanets of all sizes around a variety of star types,» the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which is leading the mission, said in a statement. (space.com)
Previous missions in the Discovery Program include MESSENGER, which orbited Mercury; Dawn, which is currently orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres and Kepler, which has found thousands of exoplanets so far. (americaspace.com)
It may seem odd that we are able to detect thousands of exoplanets on systems hundreds of light years away, and yet we can not confirm the existence of planets in our nearest star, just four light years from us. (extremetech.com)