NASA's planet-hunting mission is back to normal after a computer glitch.
The TESS mission is looking for planets in the sky. More than 250 confirmed exoplanets and thousands of candidate worlds have been identified by TESS.
According to a NASA statement, the spaceship went into safe mode on Monday. TESS personnel have determined that the transition to safe mode was caused by a reset on the flight computer.
There is a stunning northern sky panorama from NASA.
NASA said that the science observations not yet relayed to Earth appear to be safe. TESS submits its data while it is close to Earth.
The process of restoring TESS to normal operations may take several days according to NASA officials.
TESS looks at a new patch of the sky each month to measure the stars' brightness. It's possible to see a planet crossing the view of TESS.
Astronomers have used TESS data to study comets, supernovas and other objects, even though the mission was intended to spot exoplanets.
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