NASA's planet-hunter TESS temporarily shuts off

Washington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2024

NASA's eye in the sky has unexpectedly shut off, temporarily interrupting its survey of space. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, which has been searching for planets like Earth outside of the solar system, unexpectedly went into "safe mode" Monday, NASA said. The space agency said it is investigating the cause of TESS's shutdown, which happened during routine ac