NASA’s TESS pauses planet hunt to track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as a rare alignment hits
WASHINGTON, January 22, 2026, 08:15 EST NASA has shifted its planet-hunting satellite TESS to focus on a special observation of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, pausing its usual star survey for exoplanet searches. The updated schedule reveals TESS will point along the solar system’s