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Not just for finding planets: Exoplanet-hunter TESS telescope spots bright gamma-ray burst

NASA has a long tradition of unexpected discoveries, and the space program's TESS mission is no different. Astrophysicists have discovered a particularly bright gamma-ray burst using a NASA telescope designed to find exoplanets - those occurring outside our solar system - particularly those that might be able to support life. It's the first time a gamma-ray burst has been found this way.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210430135440.htm
Not just for finding planets: Exoplanet-hunter TESS telescope spots bright gamma-ray burst Not just for finding planets: Exoplanet-hunter TESS telescope spots bright gamma-ray burst Reviewed by cmakigo on April 30, 2021 Rating: 5

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