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Spacecraft Flies Closer To Mercury Than Planned After Thruster Problems
A spacecraft carrying European and Japanese probes passed closer to Mercury than originally planned overnight after thruster problems delayed the mission to study the little-known, Sun-scorched planet.
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Europe’s JUICE Jupiter Probe Successfully Completes Historic Lunar Flyby
Europe's JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) spacecraft achieved a significant milestone on August 19, 2024, by performing a historic gravity assist flyby of the Moon. This manoeuvre brought JUICE within approximately 465 miles (750 kilometres) of the lunar surface. The spacecraft captured images during this encounter using its onboard cameras, desi...
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Japan Postpones ‘Moon Sniper’ Rocket Launch Carrying NASA, ESA-Made Satellite, for Third Time
Japan's space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its "Moon Sniper" lunar mission due to poor weather. The H2-A rocket due to blast off from the southern island of Tanegashima was also carrying a research satellite developed with NASA and the European Space Agency.
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Europe's Jupiter Spacecraft Successfully Separates From Rocket
The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft successfully separated from its Ariane 5 rocket after launching on Friday, which means the probe has begun an eight-year journey to explore Jupiter's icy moons.
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Europe's Jupiter Moons Mission Launches On 2nd Attempt
The European Space Agency's JUICE space probe blasted off Friday on a mission to discover whether Jupiter's icy moons are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life in their vast, hidden oceans.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX to Commission Two ESA Launches to Fill Gap Left by Russia
Europe will commission two rocket launches from Elon Musk's SpaceX after the Ukraine conflict barred access to Russia's Soyuz, the European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed on Thursday. The launches include the Euclid space telescope and the Hera probe, a follow-up mission to NASA's DART spacecraft which last month succeeded in altering the path of a m...
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BepiColombo Probe Makes Second Flyby of Mercury to Capture Intricate Geological Features
The BepiColombo mission of ESA/JAXA sent to study Mercury has successfully made its second flyby of the planet and has captured intricate images in the process. The mission, a joint project developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has been tasked with examining the least explored planet in the inne...
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Scientists Discover Tsunami-Like 'Starquakes' In Milky Way
The new observations will allow astronomers to reconstruct our galaxy's structure and find out how it has evolved over billions of years.
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ESA's Solar Orbiter Ventures Into Mercury's Orbit to Get Closer Look at Sun, Captures Breathtaking Images
The ESA's Solar Orbiter reached inside the orbit of Mercury in March 2022, the closest planet to our Sun. In it first close approach to the Sun, the probe captured the chaotic encounter in dazzling detail. The Orbiter captured powerful flares, breathtaking views across the solar poles, and a mysterious but spectacular solar ‘hedgehog'.
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Ukraine Crisis: European Space Agency Cuts Ties with Russia on Lunar Missions
European Space Agency(ESA) has announced that it ended cooperation with Russia on three upcoming missions on the Moon due to the invasion of Ukraine. Previously, ESA had also ended cooperation on ExoMars Mars mission.
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NASA Shares Image of Earth Captured by Its Probe Very Close to Saturn
While Saturn is about 1.61 billion kilometres away from Earth, the image was captured from nearly 1.4 billion km away from us.
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Solar Probe Reveals Sun's Tiny 'Campfires' in Closest-Ever Photos
A solar probe built by the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA has delivered the closest photos ever taken of the sun's surface, revealing a landscape rife with thousands of tiny solar flares that scientists dubbed "campfires" and offering clues about the extreme heat of the outermost part of its atmosphere.
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US-European Solar Orbiter Sets Off On Mission To Reveal Sun's Secrets
The US-European Solar Orbiter probe launched Sunday night from Florida on a voyage to deepen our understanding of the Sun and how it shapes the space weather that impacts technology back on Earth.
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This Spacecraft Will Take First Images Of Sun's Unexplored Polar Regions
The US-European Solar Orbiter probe launches Sunday night from Florida on a voyage to deepen our understanding of the Sun and how it shapes the space weather that impacts technology back on Earth.
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Europe, Japan Send Spacecraft on 7-Year Journey to Mercury
The European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the unmanned BepiColombo spacecraft successfully separated and was sent into orbit.
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Spacecraft Flies Closer To Mercury Than Planned After Thruster Problems
A spacecraft carrying European and Japanese probes passed closer to Mercury than originally planned overnight after thruster problems delayed the mission to study the little-known, Sun-scorched planet.
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Europe’s JUICE Jupiter Probe Successfully Completes Historic Lunar Flyby
Europe's JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) spacecraft achieved a significant milestone on August 19, 2024, by performing a historic gravity assist flyby of the Moon. This manoeuvre brought JUICE within approximately 465 miles (750 kilometres) of the lunar surface. The spacecraft captured images during this encounter using its onboard cameras, desi...
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Japan Postpones ‘Moon Sniper’ Rocket Launch Carrying NASA, ESA-Made Satellite, for Third Time
Japan's space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its "Moon Sniper" lunar mission due to poor weather. The H2-A rocket due to blast off from the southern island of Tanegashima was also carrying a research satellite developed with NASA and the European Space Agency.
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Europe's Jupiter Spacecraft Successfully Separates From Rocket
The European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft successfully separated from its Ariane 5 rocket after launching on Friday, which means the probe has begun an eight-year journey to explore Jupiter's icy moons.
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Europe's Jupiter Moons Mission Launches On 2nd Attempt
The European Space Agency's JUICE space probe blasted off Friday on a mission to discover whether Jupiter's icy moons are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life in their vast, hidden oceans.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX to Commission Two ESA Launches to Fill Gap Left by Russia
Europe will commission two rocket launches from Elon Musk's SpaceX after the Ukraine conflict barred access to Russia's Soyuz, the European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed on Thursday. The launches include the Euclid space telescope and the Hera probe, a follow-up mission to NASA's DART spacecraft which last month succeeded in altering the path of a m...
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BepiColombo Probe Makes Second Flyby of Mercury to Capture Intricate Geological Features
The BepiColombo mission of ESA/JAXA sent to study Mercury has successfully made its second flyby of the planet and has captured intricate images in the process. The mission, a joint project developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has been tasked with examining the least explored planet in the inne...
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Scientists Discover Tsunami-Like 'Starquakes' In Milky Way
The new observations will allow astronomers to reconstruct our galaxy's structure and find out how it has evolved over billions of years.
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ESA's Solar Orbiter Ventures Into Mercury's Orbit to Get Closer Look at Sun, Captures Breathtaking Images
The ESA's Solar Orbiter reached inside the orbit of Mercury in March 2022, the closest planet to our Sun. In it first close approach to the Sun, the probe captured the chaotic encounter in dazzling detail. The Orbiter captured powerful flares, breathtaking views across the solar poles, and a mysterious but spectacular solar ‘hedgehog'.
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Ukraine Crisis: European Space Agency Cuts Ties with Russia on Lunar Missions
European Space Agency(ESA) has announced that it ended cooperation with Russia on three upcoming missions on the Moon due to the invasion of Ukraine. Previously, ESA had also ended cooperation on ExoMars Mars mission.
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NASA Shares Image of Earth Captured by Its Probe Very Close to Saturn
While Saturn is about 1.61 billion kilometres away from Earth, the image was captured from nearly 1.4 billion km away from us.
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Solar Probe Reveals Sun's Tiny 'Campfires' in Closest-Ever Photos
A solar probe built by the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA has delivered the closest photos ever taken of the sun's surface, revealing a landscape rife with thousands of tiny solar flares that scientists dubbed "campfires" and offering clues about the extreme heat of the outermost part of its atmosphere.
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US-European Solar Orbiter Sets Off On Mission To Reveal Sun's Secrets
The US-European Solar Orbiter probe launched Sunday night from Florida on a voyage to deepen our understanding of the Sun and how it shapes the space weather that impacts technology back on Earth.
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This Spacecraft Will Take First Images Of Sun's Unexplored Polar Regions
The US-European Solar Orbiter probe launches Sunday night from Florida on a voyage to deepen our understanding of the Sun and how it shapes the space weather that impacts technology back on Earth.
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Europe, Japan Send Spacecraft on 7-Year Journey to Mercury
The European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the unmanned BepiColombo spacecraft successfully separated and was sent into orbit.
