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Solar Orbiter Sends High-Resolution Images of Sun’s Surface, Unveiling New Details
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent back the sharpest images of the sun’s surface, captured from 74 million kilometres away. These high-resolution images reveal the sun’s dynamic surface features, including granular patterns and sunspots. The spacecraft’s instruments also provided detailed maps of the sun’s magnetic fields, shedding light...
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Chandrayaan-2 Lunar Orbiter Avoided Collision With Danuri Spacecraft in September, Reveals ISRO
In September, India’s Chandrayaan-2 orbiter made a crucial trajectory change to avoid colliding with South Korea’s Danuri spacecraft. This adjustment came after multiple collision alerts had been issued due to the shared near-polar orbits of Chandrayaan-2, Danuri, and NASA’s LRO.
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How A Father-Daughter Duo Decoded 'Alien' Message From Mars
A father-daughter duo from the US decoded an 'alien-like' message transmitted through a signal by the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, a spacecraft of the European Space Agency orbiting Mars, in May last year.
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SpaceX’s Dragon to Reboost ISS for First Time, Paving Way for Future Deorbit Mission
SpaceX’s Dragon is set to perform its first reboost of the International Space Station (ISS) on Nov. 8. This mission, conducted in partnership with NASA, is a step towards a future in which a larger Dragon spacecraft will play a crucial role in safely deorbiting the ISS when its mission concludes around 2030. Currently, reboosts are generally man...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes Final Venus Flyby Before Historic Sun Encounter
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, launched in 2018, will make its final Venus flyby on Nov. 6. This manoeuvre will bring the spacecraft into a new orbit, allowing it to approach within 3.8 million miles of the sun, closer than any human-made object has been. While the probe’s primary mission is to study the sun, its instruments have captured rare data...
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What Is Aerobraking That A Secretive US Spacecraft Will Perform In Earth's Orbit
The spacecraft, X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, is an experimental space plane operated by the United States Space Force
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NASA BioSentinel Investigates Space Radiation During Major Geomagnetic Storm on Earth
In May 2024, Earth experienced a magnificent geomagnetic storm, leading to dazzling auroras across the skies. During this event, NASA’s BioSentinel spacecraft collected essential data on solar radiation while orbiting the Sun over 30 million miles away. This research is vital for understanding the effects of radiation in deep space, especially as...
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NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System Successfully Deploys in Space
After more than four months in orbit, NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System has achieved full deployment. The solar sail, which launched aboard Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle in April, harnesses photon momentum to propel itself through space. Equipped with cameras, the spacecraft is set to capture high-resolution images of the deployed sail.
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission Launching on August 27 with Plans for First-Ever Private Spacewalk
SpaceX is set to make history once again with its Polaris Dawn mission, scheduled for launch on August 27. This mission marks a significant milestone in space exploration, as it will not only take the Crew Dragon spacecraft to its highest orbit yet—approximately 435 miles (700 kilometers) above Earth—but also feature the first-ever private spac...
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India's Solar Observatory Aditya-L1 Completes Halo Orbit: ISRO
Aditya-L1 spacecraft, known as India's solar observatory, has completed its first halo orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1), announced mission officials at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
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ISRO's Aditya-L1 Completes First Halo Orbit Around Sun-Earth L1 Point
India's first solar mission Aditya-L1 spacecraft completed its first halo orbit around the Sun-Earth L1 point on Tuesday, ISRO said.
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"Don't See Any Evidence": Elon Musk Asserts Aliens Never Visited Earth
Elon Musk said that there are thousands of broadband spacecraft that SpaceX operates in low Earth orbit, however, he has not seen any evidence of either extraterrestrial life or UFOs.
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NASA Shares Pics Of Mysterious "Surfboard" Orbiting The Moon
The US space agency NASA has released images of a mysterious silver surfboard-shaped object which was orbiting the Moon.
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NASA Shares Pics Of Mysterious "Surfboard" Orbiting The Moon
The US space agency NASA has released images of a mysterious silver surfboard-shaped object which was orbiting the Moon.
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NASA Spacecraft 'Pings' India's Chandrayaan-3 Lander On Moon
Laser instrument onboard a NASA spacecraft orbiting the Moon has successfully pinged the Vikram lander of India's Chandrayaan-3 mission, the US space agency said.
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Solar Orbiter Sends High-Resolution Images of Sun’s Surface, Unveiling New Details
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent back the sharpest images of the sun’s surface, captured from 74 million kilometres away. These high-resolution images reveal the sun’s dynamic surface features, including granular patterns and sunspots. The spacecraft’s instruments also provided detailed maps of the sun’s magnetic fields, shedding light...
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Chandrayaan-2 Lunar Orbiter Avoided Collision With Danuri Spacecraft in September, Reveals ISRO
In September, India’s Chandrayaan-2 orbiter made a crucial trajectory change to avoid colliding with South Korea’s Danuri spacecraft. This adjustment came after multiple collision alerts had been issued due to the shared near-polar orbits of Chandrayaan-2, Danuri, and NASA’s LRO.
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How A Father-Daughter Duo Decoded 'Alien' Message From Mars
A father-daughter duo from the US decoded an 'alien-like' message transmitted through a signal by the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, a spacecraft of the European Space Agency orbiting Mars, in May last year.
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SpaceX’s Dragon to Reboost ISS for First Time, Paving Way for Future Deorbit Mission
SpaceX’s Dragon is set to perform its first reboost of the International Space Station (ISS) on Nov. 8. This mission, conducted in partnership with NASA, is a step towards a future in which a larger Dragon spacecraft will play a crucial role in safely deorbiting the ISS when its mission concludes around 2030. Currently, reboosts are generally man...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes Final Venus Flyby Before Historic Sun Encounter
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, launched in 2018, will make its final Venus flyby on Nov. 6. This manoeuvre will bring the spacecraft into a new orbit, allowing it to approach within 3.8 million miles of the sun, closer than any human-made object has been. While the probe’s primary mission is to study the sun, its instruments have captured rare data...
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What Is Aerobraking That A Secretive US Spacecraft Will Perform In Earth's Orbit
The spacecraft, X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, is an experimental space plane operated by the United States Space Force
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NASA BioSentinel Investigates Space Radiation During Major Geomagnetic Storm on Earth
In May 2024, Earth experienced a magnificent geomagnetic storm, leading to dazzling auroras across the skies. During this event, NASA’s BioSentinel spacecraft collected essential data on solar radiation while orbiting the Sun over 30 million miles away. This research is vital for understanding the effects of radiation in deep space, especially as...
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NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System Successfully Deploys in Space
After more than four months in orbit, NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System has achieved full deployment. The solar sail, which launched aboard Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle in April, harnesses photon momentum to propel itself through space. Equipped with cameras, the spacecraft is set to capture high-resolution images of the deployed sail.
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission Launching on August 27 with Plans for First-Ever Private Spacewalk
SpaceX is set to make history once again with its Polaris Dawn mission, scheduled for launch on August 27. This mission marks a significant milestone in space exploration, as it will not only take the Crew Dragon spacecraft to its highest orbit yet—approximately 435 miles (700 kilometers) above Earth—but also feature the first-ever private spac...
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India's Solar Observatory Aditya-L1 Completes Halo Orbit: ISRO
Aditya-L1 spacecraft, known as India's solar observatory, has completed its first halo orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1), announced mission officials at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
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ISRO's Aditya-L1 Completes First Halo Orbit Around Sun-Earth L1 Point
India's first solar mission Aditya-L1 spacecraft completed its first halo orbit around the Sun-Earth L1 point on Tuesday, ISRO said.
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"Don't See Any Evidence": Elon Musk Asserts Aliens Never Visited Earth
Elon Musk said that there are thousands of broadband spacecraft that SpaceX operates in low Earth orbit, however, he has not seen any evidence of either extraterrestrial life or UFOs.
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NASA Shares Pics Of Mysterious "Surfboard" Orbiting The Moon
The US space agency NASA has released images of a mysterious silver surfboard-shaped object which was orbiting the Moon.
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NASA Shares Pics Of Mysterious "Surfboard" Orbiting The Moon
The US space agency NASA has released images of a mysterious silver surfboard-shaped object which was orbiting the Moon.
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NASA Spacecraft 'Pings' India's Chandrayaan-3 Lander On Moon
Laser instrument onboard a NASA spacecraft orbiting the Moon has successfully pinged the Vikram lander of India's Chandrayaan-3 mission, the US space agency said.
