TESS launch is imminent! Scheduled for 1832 EDT on Monday (16th April 2018), NASA's next exoplanet hunter is getting everyone here at the Cool Worlds Lab crossing our fingers and toes for the launch. In this video, we give a breakdown of what TESS is all about and how it's different from what's come before. ::More about this Video:: ► NASA TESS homepage: https://tess.gsfc.nasa.gov ► Live stream link: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-television-to-air-launch-of-next-planet-hunting-mission ► Columbia University Department of Astronomy: http://www.astro.columbia.edu ► Cool Worlds Lab website: http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.edu ► Outro music by 8-bit Universe "Harder Better Faster Stronger [8 Bit Cover Tribute to Daft Punk]": https://8bituniverse.bandcamp.com/track/harder-better-faster-stronger-8-bit-tribute-to-daft-punk ::Playlists For Channel:: Latest Cool Worlds Videos ► http://bit.ly/NewCoolWorlds Cool Worlds Research ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsResearch Guest Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsGuests Q&A Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsQA Tabby's Star ► http://bit.ly/TabbysStar Science of TV/Film ► http://bit.ly/ScienceMovies ::Follow us:: SUBSCRIBE to the channel http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsSubscribe Cool Worlds Lab http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.edu Twitter https://twitter.com/david_kipping Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cool.worlds THANKS FOR WATCHING!!