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The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is searching the whole sky for transiting exoplanets that orbit the closest stars in the Galaxy.

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    TESS at MIT‏ @TESSatMIT 18 May 2018

    Bright star Beta Centauri shines at the bottom edge of this early image from one of the four @NASA_TESS cameras. There are over 200,000 stars in this image!pic.twitter.com/8Cs7QmpnRr

    Dense starfield running diagonally across the frame with a bright nebula in the upper left. Dark tendrils curl around it. At the bottom edge, center, is a bright star, beta centauri. Text at bottom edge Courtesy of MIT TESS Science Office.
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      1. TESS at MIT‏ @TESSatMIT 18 May 2018

        Keep stargazing with downloadable wallpapers for your desktop and phone! https://tess.mit.edu/science/useful-materials/ …

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      1. bizzyy  🌻‏ @emotionxIess 18 May 2018
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        Look how pretty @MaggieLindemann

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      1. LauraSalazar‏ @Laura_Salazar_M 18 May 2018
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        Love it! #TESS

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      2. Byron Blyth‏ @A_Drunk_Duck 18 May 2018
        Replying to @TESSatMIT @DJSnM @NASA_TESS

        280,085 to be exact.

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      3. John Duff‏ @JohnDuff44 19 May 2018
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        But wouldn't there be more stars that are hidden behind closer / larger stars in this still.

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      1. Dilip Sharan‏ @dilipsharan 18 May 2018
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        Exciting!

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      2. naimis‏ @thenaimis 18 May 2018
        Replying to @TESSatMIT @NASA_TESS

        First light?

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      3. Natalia Guerrero‏ @sleeplessinmit 18 May 2018
        Replying to @thenaimis @TESSatMIT @NASA_TESS

        This is a sneak peek! A science-quality first light image of a camera full frame is expected to be released in June.

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      1. James Price‏ @theoriginaljaff 18 May 2018
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        Who counted?!

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      1. Abhishek Paudel‏ @abpaudel 18 May 2018
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        Wow, exciting!

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