NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and retired Spitzer Space Telescope have found a young Neptune-size world orbiting AU Microscopii, a cool, nearby M-type red dwarf star surrounded by a vast disk of debris. The discovery makes the system a touchstone for understanding how stars and planets form and evolve. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight CenterWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Music: "Web Of Intrigue" from Universal Production Music.Complete transcript available. || au_mic_still.jpg (1920x1080) [286.6 KB] || au_mic_still_print.jpg (1024x576) [94.9 KB] || au_mic_still_searchweb.png (320x180) [41.3 KB] || au_mic_still_web.png (320x180) [41.3 KB] || au_mic_still_thm.png (80x40) [3.8 KB] || au_mic_HQ.mp4 (1920x1080) [112.1 MB] || au_mic_LQ.mp4 (1920x1080) [118.3 MB] || au_mic_prores.mov (1920x1080) [1.1 GB] || au_mic_LQ.webm (1920x1080) [13.1 MB] || au_mic_LQ.en_US.srt [2.2 KB] || au_mic_LQ.en_US.vtt [2.1 KB] ||

Watch an overview of the TESS mission.Music: "Drive to Succeed" from Killer TracksWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || TESS_Still_B1_00812_print.jpg (1024x576) [56.9 KB] || TESS_Still_B1_00812.png (3840x2160) [5.6 MB] || TESS_Still_B1_00812_searchweb.png (320x180) [53.1 KB] || TESS_Still_B1_00812_thm.png (80x40) [4.8 KB] || 12850_TESS_Overview_1080.webm (1920x1080) [34.9 MB] || 12850_TESS_Overview_1080.m4v (1920x1080) [321.6 MB] || TESS_Overview_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [5.8 KB] || TESS_Overview_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [5.8 KB] || 12850_TESS_Overview_4K_Good_H264.mov (3840x2160) [931.4 MB] || 12850_TESS_Overview_4K_Best_H264.m4v (3840x2160) [1.5 GB] || 12850_TESS_Overview.mp4 (3840x2160) [1.6 GB] || 12850_TESS_Overview_YOUTUBE.mov (3840x2160) [3.2 GB] || 12850_TESS_Overview_Prores_3840x2160_2997.mov (3840x2160) [17.2 GB] ||

The Unique Orbit of NASA’s Newest Planet HunterNASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite - TESS will fly in an orbit that completes two circuits around the Earth every time the Moon orbits. This special orbit will allow TESS’s cameras to monitor each patch of sky continuously from nearly a month at a time. To get into this orbit, TESS will make a series of loops culminating in a lunar gravitational-assist, which will give it the push it needs. TESS will reach its orbit about 60 days after launch.Music: "Drive to Succeed" from Killer TracksComplete transcript available.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. || TESS_Orbit_Still_print.jpg (1024x576) [69.4 KB] || TESS_Orbit_Still.jpg (3840x2160) [364.7 KB] || TESS_Orbit_Still_searchweb.png (320x180) [12.1 KB] || TESS_Orbit_Still_thm.png (80x40) [2.1 KB] || 12884_TESS_Orbit_Final_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [92.9 MB] || 12884_TESS_Orbit_1080p.webm (1920x1080) [10.6 MB] || 12884_TESS_Orbit_1080p.mov (1920x1080) [301.8 MB] || 12884_TESS_Orbit_Final_4k.mp4 (3840x2160) [95.2 MB] || TESS_Orbit_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [1.6 KB] || TESS_Orbit_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [1.6 KB] || 12884_TESS_Orbit_4K.mov (3840x2160) [690.3 MB] || 12884_TESS_Orbit_ProRes_3840x2160_2997.mov (3840x2160) [4.3 GB] ||

For the longest time, space seemed like just a big, nearly empty place. However, as we learned more about the universe around us, we discovered other planets orbiting our Sun, and even planets that orbit other stars trillions of miles away. In this video, discover how NASA has explored the space beyond Earth and our solar system with spacecraft like Voyagers 1 and 2, and how we’ve discovered thousands of planets outside of our solar system — also called exoplanets — with space telescopes like Kepler and TESS.Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterMusic: "Virtual Memory" from Killer TracksYouTube linkComplete transcript available.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. || TESS_Voyager_final_full_version_still.jpg (1920x1080) [506.3 KB] || TESS_Voyager_final_full_version_still_print.jpg (1024x576) [223.7 KB] || TESS_Voyager_final_full_version_still_searchweb.png (320x180) [101.1 KB] || TESS_Voyager_final_full_version_still_thm.png (80x40) [7.3 KB] || TESS_Voyager_final_full_version_prores.mov (1920x1080) [2.2 GB] || TESS_Voyager_final_full_version_HQ.mp4 (1920x1080) [412.1 MB] || TESS_Voyager_final_full_version_LQ.mp4 (1920x1080) [211.8 MB] || TESS_Voyager_final_full_version_prores.webm (1920x1080) [22.6 MB] || TESS_Voyager_final_full_version.en_US.srt [3.9 KB] || TESS_Voyager_final_full_version.en_US.vtt [4.0 KB] ||

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has confirmed the tiniest planet in its catalog so far — one of three discovered around a bright, nearby star called L 98-59. As shown in the illustrations in this video, all could occupy the “Venus zone,” the range of distances from the star where a Venus-like atmosphere is possible. The outermost planet also has the potential for a Neptune-like atmosphere. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight CenterMusic: "Autumn Rush" from Killer TracksComplete transcript available.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. || tess_smallest_planet_preview.jpg (1920x1080) [288.5 KB] || tess_smallest_planet_preview_print.jpg (1024x576) [118.1 KB] || tess_smallest_planet_preview_searchweb.png (320x180) [53.2 KB] || tess_smallest_planet_preview_web.png (320x180) [53.2 KB] || tess_smallest_planet_preview_thm.png (80x40) [5.5 KB] || tess_smallest_planet_HQ.mp4 (1920x1080) [245.9 MB] || tess_smallest_planet_LQ.mp4 (1920x1080) [190.0 MB] || tess_smallest_planet_prores.mov (1920x1080) [1.3 GB] || tess_smallest_planet_HQ.webm (1920x1080) [14.8 MB] || tess_smallest_planet.en_US.srt [1.9 KB] || tess_smallest_planet.en_US.vtt [1.9 KB] ||

Here are highlights from TESS's first year of science operations. All exoplanet animations are illustrations.Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterMusic: "Elapsing Time" from Killer TracksWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || TESS_First_Year_Still.jpg (1920x1080) [515.9 KB] || TESS_First_Year_Still_print.jpg (1024x576) [182.2 KB] || TESS_First_Year_Still_searchweb.png (320x180) [70.7 KB] || TESS_First_Year_Still_thm.png (80x40) [5.3 KB] || 13238_TESS_First_Year_ProRes_1920x1080.mov (1920x1080) [2.4 GB] || 13238_TESS_First_Year_Best.mp4 (1920x1080) [483.9 MB] || 13238_TESS_First_Year_Good.mp4 (1920x1080) [184.7 MB] || 13238_TESS_First_Year_ProRes_1920x1080.webm (1920x1080) [20.0 MB] || TESS_First_Year_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [3.7 KB] || TESS_First_Year_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [3.7 KB] ||

Tour the GJ 357 system, located 31 light-years away in the constellation Hydra. Astronomers confirming a planet candidate identified by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite subsequently found two additional worlds orbiting the star. The outermost planet, GJ 357 d, is especially intriguing to scientists because it receives as much energy from its star as Mars does from the Sun. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Music: "Golden Temple" from Killer Tracks.Complete transcript available.See the bottom of the page for a version without on-screen text. || tess_gj357_english_thm.jpg (1920x1080) [798.7 KB] || tess_gj357_english_thm_print.jpg (1024x576) [291.4 KB] || tess_gj357_english_thm_searchweb.png (180x320) [79.3 KB] || tess_gj357_english_thm_web.png (320x180) [79.3 KB] || tess_gj357_english_thm_thm.png (80x40) [5.7 KB] || tess_gj357_english_HQ.webm (1920x1080) [15.6 MB] || tess_gj357_english_LQ.mp4 (1920x1080) [139.2 MB] || tess_gj357_english_HQ.mp4 (1920x1080) [259.3 MB] || tess_gj357_english.en_US.srt [2.4 KB] || tess_gj357_english.en_US.vtt [2.4 KB] || tess_gj357_english_prores.mov (1920x1080) [1.4 GB] ||

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) spent a year imaging the southern sky in its search for worlds beyond our solar system. Dive into a mosaic of these images to see what TESS has found so far. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterMusic: “Phenomenon" from Above and Below Written and produced by Lars LeonhardWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || Southern_Sky_Still.jpg (1920x1080) [892.0 KB] || Southern_Sky_Still_print.jpg (1024x576) [222.5 KB] || Southern_Sky_Still_searchweb.png (320x180) [66.5 KB] || Southern_Sky_Still_thm.png (80x40) [5.0 KB] || 13285_TESS_SouthernSky_Small_720.webm (1280x720) [26.3 MB] || 13285_TESS_SouthernSky_Small_720.mp4 (1280x720) [250.7 MB] || 13285_TESS_SouthernSky_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [492.4 MB] || 13285_TESS_SouthernSky_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [4.3 KB] || 13285_TESS_SouthernSky_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [4.3 KB] || 13285_TESS_SouthernSky_Best_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [1.2 GB] || 13285_TESS_SouthernSky_ProRes_1920x1080_30.mov (1920x1080) [3.5 GB] || tesss-southern-sky-panorama-movie.hwshow || 07a_tess_coverage.hwshow [190 bytes] ||

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite found its first circumbinary planet, a world orbiting two stars 1,300 light-years away. Watch to learn more about this Saturn-size world called TOI 1338 b.Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterMusic: "Albatross" from Universal Production Music.Complete transcript available.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. || TOI_1338b_video_still.jpg (1920x1080) [389.2 KB] || TOI_1338b_video_still_print.jpg (1024x576) [128.2 KB] || TOI_1338b_video_still_searchweb.png (320x180) [75.4 KB] || TOI_1338b_video_still_web.png (320x180) [75.4 KB] || TOI_1338b_video_still_thm.png (80x40) [7.0 KB] || TOI_1338b_video_HQ.mp4 (1920x1080) [200.1 MB] || TOI_1338b_video_LQ.mp4 (1920x1080) [107.2 MB] || TOI_1338b_video_prores.mov (1920x1080) [1.0 GB] || TOI_1338b_video_LQ.webm (1920x1080) [12.1 MB] || TOI_1338b_video.en_US.srt [2.0 KB] || TOI_1338b_video.en_US.vtt [2.0 KB] ||

This visualization shows the new sample of oscillating red giant stars (colored dots) discovered by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. The colors map to each 24-by-96-degree swath of the sky observed during the mission's first two years. The view then changes to show the positions of these stars within our galaxy, based on distances determined by ESA’s (the European Space Agency’s) Gaia mission. The scale shows distances in kiloparsecs, each equal to 3,260 light-years, and extends nearly 20,000 light-years from the Sun.Credit: Kristin Riebe, Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam || tess_red_giant_visualization_still.jpg (1920x1080) [649.4 KB] || tess_red_giant_visualization_still_print.jpg (1024x576) [269.5 KB] || tess_red_giant_visualization_still_searchweb.png (320x180) [81.2 KB] || tess_red_giant_visualization_still_web.png (320x180) [81.2 KB] || tess_red_giant_visualization_still_thm.png (80x40) [5.7 KB] || tess_red_giant_visualization_HQ.mp4 (1920x1080) [97.4 MB] || tess_red_giant_visualization_LQ.mp4 (1920x1080) [61.1 MB] || tess_red_giant_visualization_prores.mov (1920x1080) [760.0 MB] || tess_red_giant_visualization_LQ.webm (1920x1080) [10.8 MB] || tess_red_giant_visualization_LQ.en_US.srt [526 bytes] || tess_red_giant_visualization_LQ.en_US.vtt [539 bytes] ||