ESA"s riskiest flyby
The chance that ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft will encounter space debris during its upcoming Earth flyby is very, very low. However, the risk is not zero and is greater than any other flyby ESA has performed. That there is this risk at all highligh.....»»
NASA’s Artemis moon crew suit up for mission practice run
The four Artemis II astronauts who will embark on a flyby of the moon next year successfully conducted a pre-launch practice run on Wednesday......»»
Venus flyby sends Parker Solar Probe toward record-setting flights around the sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe zoomed past Venus on Aug. 21, using the planet's gravity to aim toward a record-setting series of flights around the sun that start next month......»»
After 17 years, NASA"s STEREO-A spacecraft makes its first Earth flyby
On August 12, 2023, NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft passes between the sun and Earth, marking the first Earth flyby of the nearly 17-year-old mission. The visit home brings a special chance for the spacecraft to collaborate with NASA missions near Earth a.....»»
Course correction keeps Parker Solar Probe on track for Venus flyby
NASA's Parker Solar Probe executed a short maneuver on Aug. 3, 2023, that kept the spacecraft on track to hit the aim point for the mission's sixth Venus flyby on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023......»»
First BepiColombo flyby of Mercury finds electron rain triggers X-ray auroras
BepiColombo, the joint European Space Agency (ESA) and Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) mission, has revealed how electrons raining down onto the surface of Mercury can trigger high-energy auroras......»»
Gorgeous images of Jupiter’s cloud tops snapped by Juno spacecraft
The Juno spacecraft made its 49th close flyby of Jupiter earlier this year, and NASA has shared stunning images taken as it whizzed by the planet's cloud tops......»»
Video: BepiColombo"s third Mercury flyby
Watch Mercury appear from the shadows as the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo spacecraft sped by the planet's night side during its 19 June 2023 close flyby, and enjoy a special flyover of geologically rich terrain......»»
BepiColombo’s third Mercury flyby gives us a glimpse at the Sun’s closest neighbor
Despite being an icon in pop culture, our Sun’s closest neighboring planet, Mercury, has had a fairly boring life when it comes to space exploration. … The post BepiColombo’s third Mercury flyby gives us a glimpse at the Sun’s clo.....»»
European BepiColombo spacecraft makes its third Mercury flyby today
BepiColombo is set to enter the orbit of Mercury in 2025, but in the meantime, it will be making several flybys of the planet, including a close approach today......»»
5 takeaways from Apple"s biggest product event in years
Apple on Monday unveiled its most ambitious -- and riskiest -- new hardware product in years: a mixed reality headset called the Apple Vision Pro......»»
Apple may soon show off its biggest and riskiest new hardware product in years
Next week, Apple may unveil its most ambitious new hardware product in years, but it's in a product category that is anything but a proven winner......»»
NASA"s Lucy spacecraft adjusts course for asteroid flyby in November
On May 9, NASA's Lucy spacecraft carried out a trajectory correction maneuver to set the spacecraft on course for its close encounter with the small main belt asteroid Dinkinesh. The maneuver changed the velocity of the spacecraft by only about 7.7 m.....»»
NASA’s moon astronauts are ready to start training
The four astronauts set to perform a flyby of the moon next year are about to begin training for their groundbreaking mission......»»
NASA"s Juno mission nears Jupiter"s moon Io
NASA's Juno spacecraft will fly past Jupiter's volcanic moon Io on Tuesday, May 16, and then the gas giant itself soon after. The flyby of the Jovian moon will be the closest to date, at an altitude of about 22,060 miles (35,500 kilometers). Now in t.....»»
Watch NASA’s cinematic video introducing moon astronauts
NASA on Monday who will be flying closer to the moon than any human since the last Apollo mission five decades ago. NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will perform a flyby of.....»»
NASA Announces the Astronaut Crew for Artemis II Lunar Flyby
The four astronauts will fly around the moon in preparation for the first human landings there since 1972.....»»
Artemis II astronauts revealed — meet the crew of NASA’s historic Moon flyby
Artemis II astronauts revealed — meet the crew of NASA’s historic Moon flyby.....»»
Fly around Jezero Crater on Mars in this new video
There's a reason Jezero Crater was chosen as the landing site for the Perseverance Rover: it is considered one of the likeliest places to find any evidence if Mars was ever habitable for long periods of time. In this great new flyby video from ESA, y.....»»
Pluto team updates science from the solar system"s edge
Nearly eight years after its historic Pluto flyby, NASA's New Horizons probe is getting ready for another round of observations made from the icy edge of the solar system—and this time, its field of view will range from Uranus and Neptune to the co.....»»
NASA to reveal Artemis II crew for historic lunar trip
NASA is gearing up to reveal the four lucky astronauts that will be sent on a flyby of the moon in the Artemis II mission......»»