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from the When-you-see-the-Southern-Cross-for-the-first-time dept.
NASA panorama reveals starry glory of the southern sky
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is a planet hunter extraordinaire that gets to gaze deeply into space. This[*] circular image represents TESS' view of the southern sky, complete with a stunning appearance by the Milky Way.
NASA released the mosaic on Tuesday. It consists of 208 images taken in TESS' first year of operation through July 2019. The spacecraft trained its four cameras on 13 different sections of the southern sky and spent nearly a month watching each area.
TESS is looking for the telltale dimming of stars that shows exoplanets have passed in front of them.
[...] TESS is now focused on imaging the northern sky, where astronomers expect to find many more potential exoplanets.
[*] Image can be viewed on c|net or as part of a 2m36s YouTube video.
(Score: -1) by MyOpinion on Wednesday November 06 2019, @12:40PM (3 children)
NASA, 1958: "Permanent, underground base on the Moon by 1968"
NASA, 2019:
Truth is like a Lion: you need not defend it; let it loose, and it defends itself. https://discord.gg/3FScNwc
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 06 2019, @12:42PM
They run out of special effects budget, can't run a Big Brother house on the Moon for long.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday November 06 2019, @08:25PM (1 child)
That is not NASA's fault.
If politicians did not use NASA's budget as a tool to get re-elected, NASA would no doubt have a Moon base by now.
(Score: -1) by MyOpinion on Friday November 08 2019, @04:50PM
$50,000,000 (FIFTY MILLION) plus chump change PER DAY is not enough?
How much more do you believe they need?
What are you willing to let go of to let them have it?
Truth is like a Lion: you need not defend it; let it loose, and it defends itself. https://discord.gg/3FScNwc