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Credit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r
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Alt text: Oval projection of the TESS night sky with exoplanet markers\r
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Image description: This oval view of the night sky features a U-shaped band of greyish white running downward from top left to bottom center and then upward to top right. The left side of the U is brighter than the right. Blue and orange dots speckle the image, representing confirmed and candidate exoplanets, respectively. Along the oval’s equator, there are a few black lines and blocks of the sky that are a slightly different shade than the rest of the image. There is an empty black block in the upper left.", "items": [ { "id": 520624, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202480, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_both_bin4_planets-Half.jpg", "filename": "TESS_both_bin4_planets-Half.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "This view of the whole sky was constructed from 96 TESS sectors. 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There is an empty black block in the upper left.", "width": 320, "height": 180, "pixels": 57600 } }, { "id": 521379, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1203861, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_both_bin4_planets-Half_thm.png", "filename": "TESS_both_bin4_planets-Half_thm.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "This view of the whole sky was constructed from 96 TESS sectors. By the end of September 2025, when the last image of this mosaic was captured, TESS had discovered 679 exoplanets (blue dots) and 5,165 candidates (orange dots). The glowing arc running through the center is the plane of the Milky Way. The Large Magellanic Cloud can be seen along the bottom edge just left of center. 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There is an empty black block in the upper left.", "width": 80, "height": 40, "pixels": 3200 } } ], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 380300, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14985/#media_group_380300", "widget": "Basic text with HTML", "title": "", "caption": "", "description": "NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has released its most complete views of the starry sky to date, filling in gaps from previous observations. Nearly 6,000 colored dots scattered across the images show the locations of either confirmed or candidate exoplanets — worlds beyond our solar system — identified by the mission as of September 2025 at the end of TESS’s second extended mission.
The TESS mission scans a wide swath of the sky, called a sector, for about a month at a time using its four cameras. These long stares allow the spacecraft to track the brightness changes of tens of thousands of stars, looking for variations in their light that might come from orbiting planets.
Researchers assembled an all-sky mosaic made 96 sectors observered between April 2018, when TESS began its work, and September 2025.
The blue dots in the images mark the locations of nearly 700 confirmed planets, as of Sept. 9, 2025. This menagerie includes worlds that may be covered by volcanoes, are being destroyed by their stars, or orbit two stars — experiencing double sunrises and sunsets each day. The orange dots represent more than 5,000 candidate planets that are awaiting verification.
The mosaics also capture the bright central plane of our Milky Way galaxy, seen as a glowing band through the center.", "items": [], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 379879, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14985/#media_group_379879", "widget": "Single image", "title": "", "caption": "", "description": "The current TESS all-sky view is shown here without markers for confirmed and candidate exoplanets. The Andromeda galaxy is a small bright dot near the oval’s upper-right edge, and the Small Magellanic Cloud is visible at bottom left above the pale smudge just left of bottom center — the Large Magellanic Cloud. Black areas within the oval indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\r
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Credit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r
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Alt text: Oval projection of the TESS night sky\r
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Image description: This oval view of the night sky features a U-shaped band of greyish white running downward from top left to bottom center and then upward to top right. The left side of the U is brighter than the right. Across the oval’s middle are blocks of the sky with a slightly different shade than the rest of the image. There is an empty black block in the upper left and black lines apparent throughout the image.", "items": [ { "id": 520645, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202515, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_both_bin4_noplanets-Half.jpg", "filename": "TESS_both_bin4_noplanets-Half.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "The current TESS all-sky view is shown here without markers for confirmed and candidate exoplanets. The Andromeda galaxy is a small bright dot near the oval’s upper-right edge, and the Small Magellanic Cloud is visible at bottom left above the pale smudge just left of bottom center — the Large Magellanic Cloud. Black areas within the oval indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\r\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Oval projection of the TESS night sky\r\rImage description: This oval view of the night sky features a U-shaped band of greyish white running downward from top left to bottom center and then upward to top right. The left side of the U is brighter than the right. Across the oval’s middle are blocks of the sky with a slightly different shade than the rest of the image. There is an empty black block in the upper left and black lines apparent throughout the image.", "width": 7740, "height": 3900, "pixels": 30186000 } }, { "id": 520646, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202517, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_both_bin4_noplanets.jpg", "filename": "TESS_both_bin4_noplanets.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "The current TESS all-sky view is shown here without markers for confirmed and candidate exoplanets. The Andromeda galaxy is a small bright dot near the oval’s upper-right edge, and the Small Magellanic Cloud is visible at bottom left above the pale smudge just left of bottom center — the Large Magellanic Cloud. Black areas within the oval indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\r\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Oval projection of the TESS night sky\r\rImage description: This oval view of the night sky features a U-shaped band of greyish white running downward from top left to bottom center and then upward to top right. The left side of the U is brighter than the right. Across the oval’s middle are blocks of the sky with a slightly different shade than the rest of the image. There is an empty black block in the upper left and black lines apparent throughout the image.", "width": 15480, "height": 7800, "pixels": 120744000 } }, { "id": 520647, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202519, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_both_bin4_noplanets.png", "filename": "TESS_both_bin4_noplanets.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "The current TESS all-sky view is shown here without markers for confirmed and candidate exoplanets. The Andromeda galaxy is a small bright dot near the oval’s upper-right edge, and the Small Magellanic Cloud is visible at bottom left above the pale smudge just left of bottom center — the Large Magellanic Cloud. Black areas within the oval indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\r\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Oval projection of the TESS night sky\r\rImage description: This oval view of the night sky features a U-shaped band of greyish white running downward from top left to bottom center and then upward to top right. The left side of the U is brighter than the right. Across the oval’s middle are blocks of the sky with a slightly different shade than the rest of the image. There is an empty black block in the upper left and black lines apparent throughout the image.", "width": 15480, "height": 7800, "pixels": 120744000 } } ], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 379880, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14985/#media_group_379880", "widget": "Single image", "title": "", "caption": "", "description": "This view captures the northern sky as seen by TESS. The Milky Way’s central plane arcs through the view just left of center. Blue dots show the location of confirmed exoplanets, and orange dots show candidates. Black areas within the map indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\r
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Credit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r
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Alt text: Circular view of the TESS northern sky with exoplanet markers\r
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Image description: This circular view of the TESS northern sky has a greyish white band running across the image just left of center. Blue and orange dots speckle the image, representing confirmed and candidate exoplanets. A few black lines and arcs are visible in the image, the longest running near the edge from about 1 o’clock to 6 o’clock. There’s an empty black block at bottom right. ", "items": [ { "id": 520648, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202503, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_north_bin4_planets-Half.jpg", "filename": "TESS_north_bin4_planets-Half.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "This view captures the northern sky as seen by TESS. The Milky Way’s central plane arcs through the view just left of center. Blue dots show the location of confirmed exoplanets, and orange dots show candidates. Black areas within the map indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\r\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Circular view of the TESS northern sky with exoplanet markers\r\rImage description: This circular view of the TESS northern sky has a greyish white band running across the image just left of center. Blue and orange dots speckle the image, representing confirmed and candidate exoplanets. A few black lines and arcs are visible in the image, the longest running near the edge from about 1 o’clock to 6 o’clock. There’s an empty black block at bottom right. ", "width": 4407, "height": 4380, "pixels": 19302660 } }, { "id": 520649, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202505, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_north_bin4_planets.jpg", "filename": "TESS_north_bin4_planets.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "This view captures the northern sky as seen by TESS. The Milky Way’s central plane arcs through the view just left of center. Blue dots show the location of confirmed exoplanets, and orange dots show candidates. Black areas within the map indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\r\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Circular view of the TESS northern sky with exoplanet markers\r\rImage description: This circular view of the TESS northern sky has a greyish white band running across the image just left of center. Blue and orange dots speckle the image, representing confirmed and candidate exoplanets. A few black lines and arcs are visible in the image, the longest running near the edge from about 1 o’clock to 6 o’clock. There’s an empty black block at bottom right. ", "width": 8815, "height": 8760, "pixels": 77219400 } }, { "id": 520650, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202507, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_north_bin4_planets.png", "filename": "TESS_north_bin4_planets.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "This view captures the northern sky as seen by TESS. The Milky Way’s central plane arcs through the view just left of center. Blue dots show the location of confirmed exoplanets, and orange dots show candidates. Black areas within the map indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\r\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Circular view of the TESS northern sky with exoplanet markers\r\rImage description: This circular view of the TESS northern sky has a greyish white band running across the image just left of center. Blue and orange dots speckle the image, representing confirmed and candidate exoplanets. A few black lines and arcs are visible in the image, the longest running near the edge from about 1 o’clock to 6 o’clock. There’s an empty black block at bottom right. ", "width": 8815, "height": 8760, "pixels": 77219400 } } ], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 379881, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14985/#media_group_379881", "widget": "Single image", "title": "", "caption": "", "description": "The Andromeda galaxy stands out as a small bright oval at about the 10 o’clock position in this composite view of the northern sky as seen by TESS. Black areas within the map indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\r
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Credit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r
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Alt text: Circular view of the TESS northern sky\r
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Image description: This circular view of the northern sky captured by TESS has a greyish white band running across the image just left of center. A few black lines and arcs are visible in the image, the longest running near the edge from 1 o’clock to 6 o’clock. There’s an empty black block at bottom right. A few bright white dots represent the locations of galaxies and other cosmic objects.", "items": [ { "id": 520651, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202485, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_north_bin4_noplanets.png", "filename": "TESS_north_bin4_noplanets.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "The Andromeda galaxy stands out as a small bright oval at about the 10 o’clock position in this composite view of the northern sky as seen by TESS. Black areas within the map indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\r\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Circular view of the TESS northern sky\r\rImage description: This circular view of the northern sky captured by TESS has a greyish white band running across the image just left of center. A few black lines and arcs are visible in the image, the longest running near the edge from 1 o’clock to 6 o’clock. There’s an empty black block at bottom right. A few bright white dots represent the locations of galaxies and other cosmic objects.", "width": 8815, "height": 8760, "pixels": 77219400 } }, { "id": 520652, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202487, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_north_bin4_noplanets-Half.jpg", "filename": "TESS_north_bin4_noplanets-Half.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "The Andromeda galaxy stands out as a small bright oval at about the 10 o’clock position in this composite view of the northern sky as seen by TESS. Black areas within the map indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\r\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Circular view of the TESS northern sky\r\rImage description: This circular view of the northern sky captured by TESS has a greyish white band running across the image just left of center. A few black lines and arcs are visible in the image, the longest running near the edge from 1 o’clock to 6 o’clock. There’s an empty black block at bottom right. A few bright white dots represent the locations of galaxies and other cosmic objects.", "width": 4407, "height": 4380, "pixels": 19302660 } }, { "id": 520653, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202489, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_north_bin4_noplanets.jpg", "filename": "TESS_north_bin4_noplanets.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "The Andromeda galaxy stands out as a small bright oval at about the 10 o’clock position in this composite view of the northern sky as seen by TESS. Black areas within the map indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\r\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Circular view of the TESS northern sky\r\rImage description: This circular view of the northern sky captured by TESS has a greyish white band running across the image just left of center. A few black lines and arcs are visible in the image, the longest running near the edge from 1 o’clock to 6 o’clock. There’s an empty black block at bottom right. A few bright white dots represent the locations of galaxies and other cosmic objects.", "width": 8815, "height": 8760, "pixels": 77219400 } } ], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 379887, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14985/#media_group_379887", "widget": "Single image", "title": "", "caption": "", "description": "This view captures the southern sky as seen by TESS. The Milky Way’s central plane arcs through the view just left of center. Blue dots show the location of confirmed exoplanets, and orange dots show candidates. The bright white oval at the center is the Large Magellanic Cloud. Black areas within the map indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\r
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Credit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r
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Alt text: Circular view of the TESS southern sky with exoplanet markers\r
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Image description: This circular view of the TESS southern sky has a greyish white band running across the image just left of center. Blue and orange dots speckle the image, representing confirmed and candidate exoplanets. A few black lines and arcs are visible in the image, the longest running near the edge from about 11 o’clock to 3 o’clock. There is a small, bright oval at the center.", "items": [ { "id": 520654, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202491, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_south_bin4_planets.png", "filename": "TESS_south_bin4_planets.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "This view captures the southern sky as seen by TESS. The Milky Way’s central plane arcs through the view just left of center. Blue dots show the location of confirmed exoplanets, and orange dots show candidates. The bright white oval at the center is the Large Magellanic Cloud. Black areas within the map indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\r\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Circular view of the TESS southern sky with exoplanet markers\r\rImage description: This circular view of the TESS southern sky has a greyish white band running across the image just left of center. Blue and orange dots speckle the image, representing confirmed and candidate exoplanets. A few black lines and arcs are visible in the image, the longest running near the edge from about 11 o’clock to 3 o’clock. There is a small, bright oval at the center.", "width": 8815, "height": 8760, "pixels": 77219400 } }, { "id": 520655, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202493, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_south_bin4_planets.jpg", "filename": "TESS_south_bin4_planets.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "This view captures the southern sky as seen by TESS. The Milky Way’s central plane arcs through the view just left of center. Blue dots show the location of confirmed exoplanets, and orange dots show candidates. The bright white oval at the center is the Large Magellanic Cloud. Black areas within the map indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\r\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Circular view of the TESS southern sky with exoplanet markers\r\rImage description: This circular view of the TESS southern sky has a greyish white band running across the image just left of center. Blue and orange dots speckle the image, representing confirmed and candidate exoplanets. A few black lines and arcs are visible in the image, the longest running near the edge from about 11 o’clock to 3 o’clock. There is a small, bright oval at the center.", "width": 8815, "height": 8760, "pixels": 77219400 } }, { "id": 520656, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202495, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_south_bin4_planets-Half.jpg", "filename": "TESS_south_bin4_planets-Half.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "This view captures the southern sky as seen by TESS. The Milky Way’s central plane arcs through the view just left of center. Blue dots show the location of confirmed exoplanets, and orange dots show candidates. The bright white oval at the center is the Large Magellanic Cloud. Black areas within the map indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\r\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Circular view of the TESS southern sky with exoplanet markers\r\rImage description: This circular view of the TESS southern sky has a greyish white band running across the image just left of center. Blue and orange dots speckle the image, representing confirmed and candidate exoplanets. A few black lines and arcs are visible in the image, the longest running near the edge from about 11 o’clock to 3 o’clock. There is a small, bright oval at the center.", "width": 4407, "height": 4380, "pixels": 19302660 } } ], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 379884, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14985/#media_group_379884", "widget": "Single image", "title": "", "caption": "", "description": "The Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy, appears near the center of this TESS view of the southern sky. The smaller smudge below it, at about 5 o’clock, is its neighbor, the Small Magellanic Cloud. The bright dot at the top, near 12 o’clock, is the Orion Nebula. \r
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Credit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r
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Alt text: Circular view of the TESS southern sky\r
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Image description: This circular view of the TESS southern sky has a greyish white band running across the image just left of center. A few black lines and arcs are visible in the image, the longest running near the edge from about 11 o’clock to 3 o’clock. There is an oval near the center with a smaller one below and to the right. There are a few other bright dots scattered across the image.", "items": [ { "id": 520657, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202497, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_south_bin4_noplanets.jpg", "filename": "TESS_south_bin4_noplanets.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "The Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy, appears near the center of this TESS view of the southern sky. The smaller smudge below it, at about 5 o’clock, is its neighbor, the Small Magellanic Cloud. The bright dot at the top, near 12 o’clock, is the Orion Nebula. \r\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Circular view of the TESS southern sky\r\rImage description: This circular view of the TESS southern sky has a greyish white band running across the image just left of center. A few black lines and arcs are visible in the image, the longest running near the edge from about 11 o’clock to 3 o’clock. There is an oval near the center with a smaller one below and to the right. There are a few other bright dots scattered across the image.", "width": 8815, "height": 8760, "pixels": 77219400 } }, { "id": 520658, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202499, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_south_bin4_noplanets-Half.jpg", "filename": "TESS_south_bin4_noplanets-Half.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "The Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy, appears near the center of this TESS view of the southern sky. The smaller smudge below it, at about 5 o’clock, is its neighbor, the Small Magellanic Cloud. The bright dot at the top, near 12 o’clock, is the Orion Nebula. \r\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Circular view of the TESS southern sky\r\rImage description: This circular view of the TESS southern sky has a greyish white band running across the image just left of center. A few black lines and arcs are visible in the image, the longest running near the edge from about 11 o’clock to 3 o’clock. There is an oval near the center with a smaller one below and to the right. There are a few other bright dots scattered across the image.", "width": 4407, "height": 4380, "pixels": 19302660 } }, { "id": 520659, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202501, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_south_bin4_noplanets.png", "filename": "TESS_south_bin4_noplanets.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "The Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy, appears near the center of this TESS view of the southern sky. The smaller smudge below it, at about 5 o’clock, is its neighbor, the Small Magellanic Cloud. The bright dot at the top, near 12 o’clock, is the Orion Nebula. \r\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Circular view of the TESS southern sky\r\rImage description: This circular view of the TESS southern sky has a greyish white band running across the image just left of center. A few black lines and arcs are visible in the image, the longest running near the edge from about 11 o’clock to 3 o’clock. There is an oval near the center with a smaller one below and to the right. There are a few other bright dots scattered across the image.", "width": 8815, "height": 8760, "pixels": 77219400 } } ], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 379885, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14985/#media_group_379885", "widget": "Single image", "title": "", "caption": "", "description": "This all-sky view shows the TESS sky map in a rectangular projection and marks the locations of confirmed (blue) and candidate (orange) exoplanets. The band of the Milky Way, the central plane of our galaxy, takes on a U shape, and the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy, appears as the elongated glow at bottom left. Black areas within the map indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\r
Credit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r
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Alt text: Rectangular projection of the TESS night sky with exoplanet markers\r
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Image description: This rectangular view of the night sky has a U-shaped band of greyish white running from the left to right sides. The left side of the U is brighter than the right. Blue and orange dots speckle the image, representing confirmed and candidate exoplanets. Along the middle, there are areas of the sky that are a slightly different shade than the rest of the image. There is an empty black block left and above center and black strips throughout. A long, stretched white oval in the bottom left corner is the Large Magellanic Cloud. ", "items": [ { "id": 520640, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202512, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_pc_bin4_planets-Half.jpg", "filename": "TESS_pc_bin4_planets-Half.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "This all-sky view shows the TESS sky map in a rectangular projection and marks the locations of confirmed (blue) and candidate (orange) exoplanets. The band of the Milky Way, the central plane of our galaxy, takes on a U shape, and the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy, appears as the elongated glow at bottom left. Black areas within the map indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Rectangular projection of the TESS night sky with exoplanet markers\r\rImage description: This rectangular view of the night sky has a U-shaped band of greyish white running from the left to right sides. The left side of the U is brighter than the right. Blue and orange dots speckle the image, representing confirmed and candidate exoplanets. Along the middle, there are areas of the sky that are a slightly different shade than the rest of the image. There is an empty black block left and above center and black strips throughout. A long, stretched white oval in the bottom left corner is the Large Magellanic Cloud. ", "width": 7740, "height": 3899, "pixels": 30178260 } }, { "id": 520641, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202513, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_pc_bin4_planets.jpg", "filename": "TESS_pc_bin4_planets.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "This all-sky view shows the TESS sky map in a rectangular projection and marks the locations of confirmed (blue) and candidate (orange) exoplanets. The band of the Milky Way, the central plane of our galaxy, takes on a U shape, and the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy, appears as the elongated glow at bottom left. Black areas within the map indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Rectangular projection of the TESS night sky with exoplanet markers\r\rImage description: This rectangular view of the night sky has a U-shaped band of greyish white running from the left to right sides. The left side of the U is brighter than the right. Blue and orange dots speckle the image, representing confirmed and candidate exoplanets. Along the middle, there are areas of the sky that are a slightly different shade than the rest of the image. There is an empty black block left and above center and black strips throughout. A long, stretched white oval in the bottom left corner is the Large Magellanic Cloud. ", "width": 15480, "height": 7799, "pixels": 120728520 } }, { "id": 520639, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202509, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_pc_bin4_planets.png", "filename": "TESS_pc_bin4_planets.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "This all-sky view shows the TESS sky map in a rectangular projection and marks the locations of confirmed (blue) and candidate (orange) exoplanets. The band of the Milky Way, the central plane of our galaxy, takes on a U shape, and the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy, appears as the elongated glow at bottom left. Black areas within the map indicate regions TESS has not yet imaged.\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Rectangular projection of the TESS night sky with exoplanet markers\r\rImage description: This rectangular view of the night sky has a U-shaped band of greyish white running from the left to right sides. The left side of the U is brighter than the right. Blue and orange dots speckle the image, representing confirmed and candidate exoplanets. Along the middle, there are areas of the sky that are a slightly different shade than the rest of the image. There is an empty black block left and above center and black strips throughout. A long, stretched white oval in the bottom left corner is the Large Magellanic Cloud. ", "width": 15480, "height": 7799, "pixels": 120728520 } } ], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 379886, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14985/#media_group_379886", "widget": "Single image", "title": "", "caption": "", "description": "This all-sky view shows the TESS sky map in a rectangular projection without annotations. Black areas within the map indicate regions TESS not yet imaged.\r
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Credit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r
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Alt text: Rectangular projection of the TESS night sky\r
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Image description: This rectangular view of the night sky has a U-shaped band of greyish white running from the left to right sides. The left side of the U is brighter than the right. Along the middle, there are areas of the sky that are a slightly different shade than the rest of the image. There is an empty black block left and above center and black strips throughout. A long, stretched white oval in the bottom-left corner is the Large Magellanic Cloud. Above it is a smaller oval showing the location of the Small Magellanic Cloud.", "items": [ { "id": 520642, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 1202477, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a014900/a014985/TESS_pc_bin4_noplanets.jpg", "filename": "TESS_pc_bin4_noplanets.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "This all-sky view shows the TESS sky map in a rectangular projection without annotations. Black areas within the map indicate regions TESS not yet imaged.\r\rCredit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Veselin Kostov (University of Maryland College Park)\r\rAlt text: Rectangular projection of the TESS night sky\r\rImage description: This rectangular view of the night sky has a U-shaped band of greyish white running from the left to right sides. The left side of the U is brighter than the right. Along the middle, there are areas of the sky that are a slightly different shade than the rest of the image. There is an empty black block left and above center and black strips throughout. A long, stretched white oval in the bottom-left corner is the Large Magellanic Cloud. 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